Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. Jorginho Brodel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by JULM C.F.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. USA's Cassius Byrne was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jorginho Brodel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jorginho Brodel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jorginho Brodel saved JULM C.F. from getting behind. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Kiesel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When JULM C.F.'s Ma Tian in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 11th minute Ma Tian 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. In the 12th minute JULM C.F. were awarded a corner. Tiburcio Lejalde went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which 邱卫荣 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Lejalde in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ma Tian in the 17th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Kiesel in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ma Tian came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of USA booed when JULM C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ma Tian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tiburcio Lejalde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jorginho Brodel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jenson Smith in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute JULM C.F. were awarded a corner. Tiburcio Lejalde went to the cornerflag to take it. Edward Mcdonald hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ma Tian stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, 邱卫荣 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 孟洋青 hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 64th 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 Monty Rogers couldn't finish the play. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Jorginho Brodel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorginho Brodel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ma Tian got free with Marco Day in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ma Tian in the 75th minute of play. Jorginho Brodel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 minutes of play, USA's Monty Rogers made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jorginho Brodel was left in no man's land by his defense there! USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. When USA's Khalid Parry 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 JULM C.F.'s goalie prevented a goal. Jorginho Brodel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, JULM C.F.'s Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tiburcio Lejalde, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jorginho Brodel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. JULM C.F. were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tiburcio Lejalde took the corner. The corner led JULM C.F.'s Tiburcio Lejalde to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. USA had played much better football throughout.