Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. Diego Forlan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 4 minutes into the game, Diego Bradley threw the ball into play from the sideline. Harry Noble House FC's You Quan Yang quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Diego Forlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Vagrande saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harry Noble House FC's Ovidio Vagrande was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Harry Noble House FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Ovidio Vagrande reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Ovidio Vagrande. Harry Noble House FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ovidio Vagrande was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Ovidio Vagrande in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ovidio Vagrande made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 14th minute. A hard shot 18 in the game by Monty Rogers from a close distance when the talented Ovidio Vagrande managed to make a qualified save. Harry Noble House FC's players were relieved. In the 21stth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harry Noble House FC's Ovidio Vagrande was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 24th minute Harry Noble House FC were awarded a corner. Zeledon Sagaseta went to the cornerflag to take it. Ovidio Vagrande made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 29th minute. Ovidio Vagrande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Harry Noble House FC's Zachary Siekierski got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 36th minute of play forced Harry Noble House FC's goalkeeper Ovidio Vagrande to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Lukasz Malik came free, but Marco Day 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 Diego Forlan in the 42nd minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ovidio Vagrande. Monty Rogers showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Harry Noble House FC made a substitution. Damian Czeberowski replaced Diego Forlan. Harry Noble House FC made a substitution. Anthoon Baecke replaced Konrad Komanski. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Damian Czeberowski to strike the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Harry Noble House FC's Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Damian Czeberowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 54th play minute Damian Czeberowski came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Marco Day. 2-1. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Zach Harrison put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ovidio Vagrande. Damian Czeberowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damian Czeberowski ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Czeberowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ovidio Vagrande came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Cassius Byrne. But to his dismay, Cassius Byrne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Harry Noble House FC's goalkeeper Ovidio Vagrande, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damian Czeberowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damian Czeberowski ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Damian Czeberowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lukasz Malik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. The USA fans' excitement grew in the 76th match minute when USA's Monty Rogers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ovidio Vagrande made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zach Harrison in the 82nd minute of play. Boleslaw Sokol blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Ovidio Vagrande came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Monty Rogers. But to his dismay, Monty Rogers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Lukasz Malik's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marco Day firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 92nd minute, Sam Campbell made a precise shot to the right of Ovidio Vagrande. Harry Noble House FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. 96 minutes into the match, USA's Khalid Parry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ovidio Vagrande narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 97th minute USA were awarded a corner. Jenson Smith went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Jenson Smith got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ovidio Vagrande quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. USA fully deserved thier win.