Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hao Jian Yuan kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edward Mcdonald didn't get a good kick on the ball. Konrad Birkenhagen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marco Day. USA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Dabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Enzo Francescoli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb's Reynaldo Astrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 18th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Dabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 19th minute, Rafael Emmanuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb's zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Astrada 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. After 22 played minutes Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Birkenhagen. Cassius Byrne struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Reynaldo Astrada didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. In the 26th minute, Eustaquio Dabi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Francescoli came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Hao Jian Yuan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eustaquio Dabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Francescoli in the 36th minute of the match. Reynaldo Astrada made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Jacob May sent off a good shot on target. Reynaldo Astrada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Astrada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th match minute, Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hao Jian Yuan to maneuver through the defense. Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb made a substitution. Eduardo Orlanda replaced Eustaquio Dabi. In the 60th minute, Hao Jian Yuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Eduardo Orlanda could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Marco Day however easily saved by the left post. 66 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eduardo Orlanda. In the 66th minute, Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb's Eduardo Orlanda dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Reynaldo Astrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Reynaldo Astrada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Akil Tüney went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Codrin Udrescu hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Prudencio Ralondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 played minutes Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb got a freekick which was hit by Codrin Udrescu. 90 minutes into the match, Khalid Parry notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb's Reynaldo Astrada. Reynaldo Astrada was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 93 minutes of play, USA's Sam Campbell made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reynaldo Astrada was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Çóndør Fútbøl Clüb would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.