Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Krystian Kluba started the match with the kick off. Fabian Tusk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute Krystian Kluba 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krystian Kluba in the 14th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafineria Jasło's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zula Wejta in the 15th minute. The corner led to Rafineria Jasło's Konstanty Brzęczyszczykiewicz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Fabian Tusk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urko Molina in the 24th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabian Tusk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 28th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Krystian Kluba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rafineria Jasło's supporters rose to their feet, but Krystian Kluba 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. 32 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Krystian Kluba came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the USA defense, Urko Molina 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 37th minute of play forced Rafineria Jasło's goalkeeper Fabian Tusk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The USA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rafineria Jasło were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Zula Wejta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute. Zach Harrison kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Rafineria Jasło's Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Urko Molina, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for USA! USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Fabian Tusk 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 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute of play forced Rafineria Jasło's goalkeeper Fabian Tusk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Tusk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Urko Molina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 86th minute, Khalid Parry made a precise shot to the right of Fabian Tusk. Rafineria Jasło's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After 93rd play minutes Khalid Parry shot 2-3, a short shot which went by Fabian Tusk and just under the crossbar into goal. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krystian Kluba in the 96th minute. Rafineria Jasło were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over USA's much stronger midfield.