Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jose-Manuel Alabern got the match started through his kick off. Ezequiel Candela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jose-Manuel Alabern had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Jose-Manuel Alabern managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gowland's supporters rose to their feet, but Jose-Manuel Alabern 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. When Rubio Villafane fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gowland's protests and gave Rubio Villafane a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gowland getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Rubio Villafane hit a great ball. Ezequiel Candela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Candela was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the game, Koby Fletcher threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gowland's Santi Goyanes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gowland's Jose-Manuel Alabern was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 22nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 27th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Ezequiel Candela. Gowland's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 33rd minute of play forced Gowland's goalkeeper Ezequiel Candela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ezequiel Candela 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 34th minute. Ezequiel Candela 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 37th minute. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose-Manuel Alabern, 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.

Gowland's Ezequiel Candela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Gowland from getting a goal against them. 54 minutes into the match, Gowland's goalkeeper Ezequiel Candela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Ezequiel Candela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose-Manuel Alabern in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Germano Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gowland made a substitution. Alfredo Fresnos replaced Santi Goyanes. Germano Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Jose-Manuel Alabern hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose-Manuel Alabern kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Gowland's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Ezequiel Candela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ezequiel Candela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 71st minute of play. Ezequiel Candela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 82nd minute of play. Ezequiel Candela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 84th minute of the match. Gowland's Ezequiel Candela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 88th minute of play. Ezequiel Candela made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, USA's Zach Harrison got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Zach Harrison kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Piotr Charamut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Piotr Charamut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Koby Fletcher was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 95 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the game, one of USA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.