Challenge

Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ubaldo Goyanes got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Ubaldo Goyanes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Freddy Sein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 4th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Claus Wüllbier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Angola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 12 minutes, Ubaldo Goyanes made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. USA's Marco Day tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Freddy Sein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Freddy Sein. Sporting Angola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Freddy Sein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 24th minute of the match. Sporting Angola's Fabian Tomiczek quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raphael Moore, made in the 32nd minute of the game. 36 minutes into the match, Sporting Angola's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Freddy Sein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freddy Sein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Jacob May shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Sein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ubaldo Goyanes got free with Marco Day in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Cassius Byrne scored 2-2 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Freddy Sein, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ubaldo Goyanes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Freddy Sein in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sporting Angola's Freddy Sein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute of play. After 62 minutes of play, Sporting Angola's Ubaldo Goyanes made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Cassius Byrne sped through Sporting Angola's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Freddy Sein. Sporting Angola made a substitution. Tomas Gartzen replaced Ubaldo Goyanes. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Sporting Angola's Bosse Knoll was substituted for Fabian Tomiczek. Sporting Angola made a substitution. Şenol Yazıcı replaced Nikitas Staboulidis. If Tomas Gartzen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Gartzen, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 82nd minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Sein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Sporting Angola's goalkeeper Freddy Sein had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. Tomas Gartzen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.