Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christos Kanakis in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Kanakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Kanakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute of the match DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI 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. Teodoro Gamus ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's corner Teodoro Gamus fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Arnold Cockaerts's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After 18 played minutes DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Gamus. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnold Cockaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of play forced DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's goalkeeper Jerzy Karaszkiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnold Cockaerts's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofil Pustak in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, USA's Fabian Brown got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnold Cockaerts, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilliam den Pelsmaeker in the 38th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Jerzy Karaszkiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arnold Cockaerts to strike the kick off in the second half. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Kanakis in the 55th minute of the match. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 61st 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 Monty Rogers couldn't finish the play. DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's Teofil Pustak got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerzy Karaszkiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerzy Karaszkiewicz was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI made a substitution. Herbert Dec replaced Arnold Cockaerts. The corner ended in Monty Rogers almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's Jerzy Karaszkiewicz did a great save. 71 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI made a substitution. Magnus Wallmark replaced Gilliam den Pelsmaeker. Jerzy Karaszkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 80th minute of the match. Marco Day was a little too slow when Herbert Dec got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 2-2. DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's Jerzy Wydrych was substituted for Teodoro Gamus. Khalid Parry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerzy Karaszkiewicz having to interfere. After 88 minutes of play, DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI's Herbert Dec made it 2-3 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! DRUŻYNA ŚRODKA TABELI 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.