Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Andreas Andersson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the last second Andreas Andersson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Cassius Byrne in the 3rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 5 minutes into the match, Gong Qi Fan 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 Gong Qi Fan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 7th minute, Gong Qi Fan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Börna Bulldogs's Andreas Andersson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Börna Bulldogs from getting a goal against them. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Börna Bulldogs's attentive Necip Uysal managed to snatch the ball when Diego Bradley made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xiao Zhen Jian in the 25th minute of play. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Gong Qi Fan sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. 34 minutes into the match, Gong Qi Fan notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Börna Bulldogs's Andreas Andersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 37th minute of play. Börna Bulldogs's Necip Uysal managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jenson Smith in the 39 minute of the game. The throw-in from Diego Bradley in the 46th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Börna Bulldogs's Necip Uysal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

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 53rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Andersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Andersson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 54th minute of the match. Andreas Andersson 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 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute of play forced Börna Bulldogs's goalkeeper Andreas Andersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xiao Zhen Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Xiao Zhen Jian had several of the USA's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 69 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Marco Day as he didn't even see the shot coming. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Börna Bulldogs's Matias Svahn was substituted for Xiao Zhen Jian. Börna Bulldogs's Vilgot Bålström was substituted for Rob Lute. Andreas Andersson 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 75th minute. In the 76th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Andersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Andersson 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 77th minute. After 77 minutes of play, USA's Monty Rogers made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andreas Andersson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gong Qi Fan took the ball and in the 82 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 1-5. In the 86th minute of the match, Matias Svahn got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marco Day was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 88th minute Börna Bulldogs were awarded a corner. Pawel Grabowicz went to the cornerflag to take it. 90 minutes into the match, Börna Bulldogs's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Andreas Andersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Qi Fan came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chants of Börna Bulldogs echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as USA had held the ball for most of the match.