Challenge

La Posta del Lago
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 5th minute of play forced C.S.D Punta Ballena's goalkeeper Remie Kint to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play forced C.S.D Punta Ballena's goalkeeper Remie Kint to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remie Kint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, USA's Edward Mcdonald got a free kick in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Boguslaw Dziedelonis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Remie Kint. Remie Kint dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Boguslaw Dziedelonis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Boguslaw Dziedelonis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Remie Kint made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zach Harrison in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, C.S.D Punta Ballena's Boguslaw Dziedelonis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the match, C.S.D Punta Ballena's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Remie Kint reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boguslaw Dziedelonis might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boguslaw Dziedelonis ran back to his position shaking his head.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remie Kint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after C.S.D Punta Ballena's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. In the 57th match minute, C.S.D Punta Ballena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brion Heyros to maneuver through the defense. Jacob May could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Remie Kint made a huge save. After 60 minutes C.S.D Punta Ballena's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. When USA's Cassius Byrne in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.S.D Punta Ballena's goalie prevented a goal. Remie Kint was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edward Mcdonald showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 71 minute of play. C.S.D Punta Ballena's Manolo Agriano was substituted for Franz Hyld. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. When Sam Campbell came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the USA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sam Campbell couldn't finish the play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. When Terciero Francos came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the C.S.D Punta Ballena fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Terciero Francos couldn't finish the play. Fabian Brown was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 86 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in USA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 86th minute. Penalty! USA's Marco Baker got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khalid Parry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. USA played a much better game than C.S.D Punta Ballena and deserved their victory. The C.S.D Punta Ballena players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.