Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. Erasmo Loi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 14th minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herbert Henskens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Erasmo Loi in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 26 minutes into the match, Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalkeeper Erasmo Loi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Edelmiro Taurino notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th minute of the match, Monty Rogers tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Erasmo Loi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 30 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Erasmo Loi. Erasmo Loi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36th minute of the match USA got a corner. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ali Çağrı Şehzat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erasmo Loi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 40th minute of play. Cassius Byrne scored 3-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erasmo Loi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 47 minutes into the match, Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Erasmo Loi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Fernando Gamus was substituted for Rodrigo Platon. If Cosme Austin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goalkeeper Erasmo Loi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Gamus in the 61st minute. Erasmo Loi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 62nd minute of the match. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Erasmo Loi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 64th minute of play. Erasmo Loi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 67 minutes of play, USA's Jenson Smith made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erasmo Loi was left in no man's land by his defense there! USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Erasmo Loi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erasmo Loi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sam Campbell went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. With an all-out effort, Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Herbert Henskens, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's Erasmo Loi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 76th minute of play. Erasmo Loi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 78th minute of the match. Erasmo Loi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 80th minute of play. Erasmo Loi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 played minutes Apocalípticos & Caóticos got a freekick which was hit by Ma Guo Jian. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. In the 84th minute, Ma Guo Jian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Patricio Emmanuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, Apocalípticos & Caóticos's goal looked a bit too open when Jenson Smith came free, but Erasmo Loi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herbert Henskens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 91 minutes, Herbert Henskens managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Apocalípticos & Caóticos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herbert Henskens was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Herbert Henskens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the USA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.