Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benedykt Perkowski got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Luis Elequemedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Szczakowianka's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Elequemedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thibaut Courtois 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 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thibaut Courtois, 1-0. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Elequemedo in the 21st minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute of the match Szczakowianka got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Donald Tusk ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Donald Tusk almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 32nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Szczakowianka's Norbert Blicharz got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Zeledon Lain charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeledon Lain the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Zeledon Lain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Szczakowianka's zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thibaut Courtois came out of the goal and Cassius Byrne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Szczakowianka made a substitution. Petter Haukenes replaced Donald Tusk. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. After 58 minutes of play, USA's Cassius Byrne made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaut Courtois was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Benedykt Perkowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Petter Haukenes hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. In the 70th minute, Petter Haukenes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Szczakowianka's Yan Chen Yan got a free kick in the 79th minute. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. In the 80th match minute, Szczakowianka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yan Chen Yan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 81st minute of play forced Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 played minutes Szczakowianka got a freekick which was hit by Norbert Blicharz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 89th minute of play forced Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Parry scored 4-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thibaut Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 93 minutes into the match, Szczakowianka's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.