Challenge

Arena Blanka
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ion Dulgherescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Franco Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 3rd minute of the match. After 6 played minutes BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Karl Zielezinski. After some careless play in the BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- defense, Monty Rogers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Szczęsny. The BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Szczęsny should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute, Edward Mcdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franco Szczęsny was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Ion Dulgherescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 19th minute of play forced BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Franco Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 21st minute of play forced BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Franco Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny. Franco Szczęsny was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ion Dulgherescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Dulgherescu in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 35th minute of play forced BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Franco Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Szczęsny stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celio Oton got free with Marco Day in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franco Szczęsny came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Edward Mcdonald. But to his dismay, Edward Mcdonald quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. 43 minutes into the match, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Franco Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half USA were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. Ion Dulgherescu struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Dulgherescu in the 55th minute of play. Franco Szczęsny 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 58th minute. 64 minutes into the game, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Ion Dulgherescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Alfredo de Souza was substituted for Celio Oton. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- made a substitution. Keno De Bruyne replaced Ion Dulgherescu. After some careless play in the USA defense, Keno De Bruyne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 81st minute Alfredo de Souza 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. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Karl Zielezinski in the 83rd minute. The corner led BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Karl Zielezinski to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 85th minute of play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo de Souza in the 86th minute of play. Alfredo de Souza scored 3-4 in the 87th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 90th minute of play forced BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Franco Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the USA players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.