Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cadman 赵云 took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cadman 赵云 in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. Diego Bradley made in the 15th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Edward Mcdonald. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Mouloud Cavalli managed to get in a good position for a shot. 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mouloud Cavalli 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. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Qi Jing Ke made a huge save. Qi Jing Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of the match. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cadman 赵云 in the 23rd minute of play. In the 26th 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. 36 minutes into the game, 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's Didi Ladron nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Qi Jing Ke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 40th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Monty Rogers took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Qi Jing Ke to make any attempt to save it. Qi Jing Ke 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 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

A collision led to 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Mei Yi Chao hit a great ball. After some careless play in the USA defense, Cadman 赵云 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mouloud Cavalli in the 55th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Cadman 赵云 came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qi Jing Ke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qi Jing Ke. 『盛世メ名門』鹏城威水哥FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 78th minute, Edward Mcdonald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Day was a little too slow when Cadman 赵云 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 2-3. Zach Harrison hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Cadman 赵云 might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cadman 赵云 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 96th minute, Khalid Parry 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: 3-3. USA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.