Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wolfgang Dalkvist made the kick off which started today's match. With his leg Apolo Santxol managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when USA's Cassius Byrne fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Apolo Santxol made a huge save. In the 10th minute Gwidon Augustyn 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. Gwidon Augustyn took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Apolo Santxol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Apolo Santxol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edward Mcdonald blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Apolo Santxol having to make a save. With a little luck, Huckebein's Apolo Santxol got control of the ball when Edward Mcdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sérgio Vidal kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Apolo Santxol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Gwidon Augustyn 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. 35 minutes into the match, Gwidon Augustyn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gwidon Augustyn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After having played for 45 minutes, Wolfgang Dalkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huckebein's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wolfgang Dalkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Cassius Byrne kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Apolo Santxol. That made the score 2-2 in the 47 minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 52nd minute of play forced Huckebein's goalkeeper Apolo Santxol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Apolo Santxol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of play. Gwidon Augustyn scored 2-3 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Huckebein made a substitution. Marin Jumancă replaced Wolfgang Dalkvist. In the 61st minute, Cassius Byrne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Apolo Santxol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 68th minute of play. Apolo Santxol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute of the match. Jacob May received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Apolo Santxol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Augustyn came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Baker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Huckebein's Apolo Santxol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 88th minute of play. Apolo Santxol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Apolo Santxol. Huckebein's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Campbell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Apolo Santxol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The USA fans cheered their team off the field, for while Huckebein had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.