Challenge

Basarab Stati
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Johan Kiewit made the kick off which started today's match. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leandro Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of play. Leandro Munio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leandro Munio was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Monty Rogers struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Leandro Munio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. 15 minutes into the match, Bermejo Club's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Leandro Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leandro Munio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Johan Kiewit blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 23 minutes into the match, Bermejo Club's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Leandro Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bermejo Club's Leandro Munio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leandro Munio saved Bermejo Club from getting behind. Leandro Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 28th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, USA's Cassius Byrne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leandro Munio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 32 minutes of play, USA's Cassius Byrne made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leandro Munio was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 38th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Munio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorio Nikola in the 48th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute Johan Kiewit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edward Mcdonald's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Leandro Munio firmly grabbed it by the left post. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Nikola in the 64th minute of the match. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johan Kiewit in the 68th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Leandro Munio in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Kiewit in the 80th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorio Nikola in the 83rd minute of play. Leandro Munio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Leandro Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over USA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bermejo Club throughout the match.