Challenge

URZICUTA STADIUM
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 18th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Sandu Vlaicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Jenson Smith's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandu Vlaicu was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 21st minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Urzicuța's goalie and right to Jacob May. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Urzicuța's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Sandu Vlaicu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Urzicuța's Sandu Vlaicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, FC Urzicuța was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apolo Mingo to maneuver through the defense. FC Urzicuța's Sandu Vlaicu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 37th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, USA's Monty Rogers made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sandu Vlaicu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 41 played minutes FC Urzicuța got a freekick which was hit by Cristi Chivu. The supporters of USA booed when FC Urzicuța was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kulabhusana Karabashlykov didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 47th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Sandu Vlaicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and İrfan Attar made a kick off. İrfan Attar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 59th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Sandu Vlaicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Mcdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Sandu Vlaicu made a huge save. 66 minutes into the match, İrfan Attar notched a goal, 1-1, 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. Sandu Vlaicu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jenson Smith's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 73rdth minute of the game İrfan Attar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that İrfan Attar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. FC Urzicuța's Sorin Bârlă was substituted for İrfan Attar. FC Urzicuța were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristi Chivu took the corner. USA's Khalid Parry was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 81st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Sandu Vlaicu was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Khalid Parry capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Khalid Parry really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Khalid Parry succeeded in the game's 93rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. USA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.