Challenge

Petrovskiy Park
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) 6 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin. Matvey Epanchin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 9 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Efim Abramov. After 10 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by Mastur Bálint. Cassius Byrne blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matvey Epanchin having to make a save. USA's Jenson Smith was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Matvey Epanchin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efim Abramov in the 19th minute of the match. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Efim Abramov's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evgeniy Kobeko in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, USA's Edward Mcdonald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matvey Epanchin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 30th minute of play. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efim Abramov in the 45th minute of play. Dynamite's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Evgeniy Kobeko in the 46th minute. A nice corner shot did that Evgeniy Kobeko got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

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 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 54th minute of play forced Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Matvey Epanchin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Hromchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Evgeniy Kobeko was slow to take the kick. During this time Dynamite's players had a chance to rest. In the 64th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Mikhail Hromchenko came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute Efim Abramov 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 Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute of play forced Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Efim Abramov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Sam Campbell came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Sam Campbell couldn't finish the play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 81st minute Mikhail Hromchenko 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. With a little luck, Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. When USA's Sam Campbell in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dynamite's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 89th minute of play forced Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 90th minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Sam Campbell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Matvey Epanchin in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Dynamite fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.