Challenge

Denbar Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes BuanaRaya got a freekick which was hit by Suki Sapulette. Cătălin Ostoici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zach Harrison in the 4th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Grigoris Katsafanas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marco Day. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Grigoris Katsafanas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayi Kusumah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigoris Katsafanas got free with Marco Day in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ayi Kusumah came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grigoris Katsafanass short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Marco Day to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Cătălin Ostoici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 24th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Koby Fletcher. 28 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Meng Quan Han came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cătălin Ostoici prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cătălin Ostoici 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 33rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cătălin Ostoici saved BuanaRaya from getting behind. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Grigoris Katsafanas sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute, Zach Harrison ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cătălin Ostoici was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After some careless play in the BuanaRaya defense, Monty Rogers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cătălin Ostoici. The BuanaRaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cătălin Ostoici should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Ostoici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BuanaRaya's Cătălin Ostoici played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Grigoris Katsafanas made the kick off in the second half. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayi Kusumah in the 51st minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigoris Katsafanas, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ayi Kusumah's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 58th minute of play forced BuanaRaya's goalkeeper Cătălin Ostoici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayi Kusumah, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Grigoris Katsafanas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Cătălin Ostoici 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 69th minute. Cătălin Ostoici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 70th minute of the match. USA's Monty Rogers suffered a sprained foot after 74 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fahl De Ligt during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, BuanaRaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fahl De Ligt to maneuver through the defense. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. After 76 played minutes BuanaRaya got a freekick which was hit by Fahl De Ligt. After a defensive mix-up in BuanaRaya's zone, Sam Campbell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cătălin Ostoici came out of the goal and Sam Campbell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayi Kusumah in the 89th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Ayi Kusumah made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayi Kusumah in the 92nd minute of the match. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.