Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Giorgio March managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when USA's Edward Mcdonald fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jairo Montes in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match Cassius Byrne climbed in front of goal and pressed up 1-0 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Giorgio March. Bonifacio Abascal hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgio March was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. The USA fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when USA's Monty Rogers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jairo Montes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giorgio March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's zone, Edward Mcdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgio March came out of the goal and Edward Mcdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 3-0.

52 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Bonifacio Abascal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Saul Roman was slow to take the kick. During this time C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's players had a chance to rest. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Saul Roman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Day in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Giorgio March tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Bonifacio Abascal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Giorgio March stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute, Jairo Montes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 63rd minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Giorgio March. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Indar Albizua was substituted for Jairo Montes. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pol Petton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Indar Albizua 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 Indar Albizua was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Victor Unesson replaced Manuel Lopez de Toro. After 73 minutes, Lu Fan Xi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lu Fan Xi hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 74th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Edward Mcdonald came up free with the goalie in the 85th 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 Edward Mcdonald couldn't finish the play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 89th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pol Petton came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 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 Pol Petton couldn't finish the play. 92 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Giorgio March was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. USA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.