Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gigel Bucur took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Bucur came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gigel Bucur took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Bucur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. After 26 minutes of play, Toronto Marlies FC's Gigel Bucur made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! 31 minutes into the game, Gigel Bucur cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 36 minutes into the game, Toronto Marlies FC's Gigel Bucur 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, 0-4. 48 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Bucur came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The USA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Toronto Marlies FC were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. In the 57th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Amicone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anfilogino Amicone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 60th minute of the match. Monty Rogers scored 1-4 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anfilogino Amicone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anfilogino Amicone 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 67th minute. When USA's Monty Rogers, in the 67th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for USA. In the 67thth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Toronto Marlies FC's Anfilogino Amicone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Amicone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Toronto Marlies FC's Noel Hamlin was substituted for Fatsali Bedirhan. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Toronto Marlies FC's Ian Pansby was substituted for Daniel Passarelli. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 84th minute. A nice corner shot did that Khalid Parry got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anfilogino Amicone quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Khalid Parry sped through Toronto Marlies FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anfilogino Amicone. Anfilogino Amicone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Anfilogino Amicone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anfilogino Amicone. Toronto Marlies FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Campbell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Toronto Marlies FC's Qin Xing Shu was substituted for Tomas Ånger. Although USA had been in control for most of the match, Toronto Marlies FC still came away with the win.