Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alvaro Cordarrol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jem Jajecznica got free with Marco Day in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jem Jajecznica could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Jem Jajecznica in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marco Day, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jem Jajecznica had several of the USA's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 25 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Marco Day as he didn't even see the shot coming. Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Marcelo Gagriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute of play. After some careless play in the Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ defense, Monty Rogers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Gagriel. The Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Gagriel should have stopped the shot. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jem Jajecznica in the 40th minute of play. Jem Jajecznica in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marco Day, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience was convinced that Jem Jajecznica's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 45th minute of the game.

Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ made a substitution. Nicanor Paulin replaced Alvaro Cordarrol. The wind increased when Jem Jajecznica made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Guaberto Inautzi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marco Day came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Jem Jajecznica managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's supporters rose to their feet, but Jem Jajecznica was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Marcelo Gagriel got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Marcelo Gagriel made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 60th minute of play forced Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Marcelo Gagriel in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karl-Ove Sörman hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. The supporters of USA booed when Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl-Ove Sörman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jem Jajecznica sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. 88 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Milian came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. Marcelo Gagriel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Karl-Ove Sörman 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. The Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.