Challenge

Stepan Kravchenko
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) FC Henter Somosd's Frank Mees started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulises Ugaitz got free with Marco Day in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bart van Goetsenhoven, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bart van Goetsenhoven's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Mcdonald to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, USA's Edward Mcdonald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gábor Király narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bart van Goetsenhoven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Henter Somosd's Gábor Király. Gábor Király was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gábor Király saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gábor Király made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 34th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Henter Somosd's zone, Monty Rogers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gábor Király came out of the goal and Monty Rogers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 37th minute of play forced FC Henter Somosd's goalkeeper Gábor Király to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 38th minute. The USA fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when USA's Monty Rogers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Frank Mees managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Henter Somosd's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Mees 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jenson Smith in the 47th minute of play forced FC Henter Somosd's goalkeeper Gábor Király to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

FC Henter Somosd's Gábor Király proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save FC Henter Somosd from getting a goal against them. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 52nd minute. Gábor Király made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Gábor Király showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Henter Somosd's zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gábor Király came out of the goal and Cassius Byrne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bart van Goetsenhoven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bart van Goetsenhoven in the 69th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Henter Somosd's Gábor Király got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Henter Somosd's Tamás Antal was substituted for Bart van Goetsenhoven. Frank Mees might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Mees ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Mees, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Frank Mees came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the FC Henter Somosd 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 Frank Mees couldn't finish the play. Khalid Parry's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gábor Király read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. FC Henter Somosd's Gábor Király proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Henter Somosd from getting a goal against them. Gábor Király was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sam Campbell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 83 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Mees in the 86th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gábor Király saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Mees in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Henter Somosd's goalkeeper Gábor Király, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 93 minutes, Teodosio Lawrence mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Henter Somosd and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of USA booed when FC Henter Somosd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosio Lawrence didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 94 played minutes, USA's Jenson Smith shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gábor Király 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 USA reached it.