Challenge

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. After 8 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Moore. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 14th minute of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Cheng Le Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Cheng Le Xing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Pakorro AFC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ali Demirci hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pakorro AFC's zone, Monty Rogers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Samokovliyski came out of the goal and Monty Rogers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aşır Satılmış was slow to take the kick. During this time Pakorro AFC's players had a chance to rest. Aşır Satılmış made a great header on Pakorro AFC's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 40th minute of the match USA got a corner. Pakorro AFC'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. The corner led USA's Cassius Byrne to fire away a dangerous shot which Bogdan Samokovliyski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 45 played minutes Pakorro AFC got a freekick which was hit by Abel Etxatxu. Bogdan Samokovliyski 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 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Pakorro AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 53rd minute of the game Diego Bradley made a throw-in which Monty Rogers played forward. After 55 minutes of play, USA's Jenson Smith made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bogdan Samokovliyski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pakorro AFC made a substitution. Tiger Murillo replaced Ali Demirci. 62 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bogdan Samokovliyski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th minute, USA's Edward Mcdonald ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bogdan Samokovliyski. Bogdan Samokovliyski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Pakorro AFC's Astor Giampietro was substituted for Cheng Le Xing. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. In the 77th minute Astor Giampietro 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. 82 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Bogdan Samokovliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artun Filiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artun Filiz in the 91st minute of play. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pakorro AFC.