Challenge

Arrena Barrerao
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dadá Maravilha took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Cacey Sharp 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. CJ Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 5th minute of the match. CJ Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 10th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Mendes in the 23rd minute of the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Mendes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marco Day came out and tried to block the shot, but Marco Mendes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 29th minute. In the 36th match minute, FC Barrera 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agnaldo Oliveira to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the match, FC Barrera 2.0's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but CJ Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match USA got a corner. FC Barrera 2.0's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. USA's Diego Bradley was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but CJ Buffon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 39th minute Cacey Sharp 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. CJ Buffon 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 41st minute. FC Barrera 2.0's CJ Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 43rd minute of play. Diego Bradley kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After having played for 46 minutes, Cipriano Argenis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Barrera 2.0's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Argenis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half USA were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

CJ Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of play. CJ Buffon 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 61st minute. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After taking down the ball on FC Barrera 2.0's corner Agnaldo Oliveira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. Marco Mendes scored 2-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Barrera 2.0 made a substitution. Silvio Maria replaced Bruno Guimarães. FC Barrera 2.0's Edu Matorin was substituted for Agnaldo Oliveira. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Mendes in the 73rd minute of the match. CJ Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 75th minute of the match. CJ Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 75th minute of the match. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 77th match minute, FC Barrera 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dadá Maravilha to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Sam Campbell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dadá Maravilha went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Khalid Parry in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg CJ Buffon saved FC Barrera 2.0 from getting behind. USA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.