Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne 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. With a little luck, Ssc Napoli's Ray Folwill got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Monty Rogers got free with Ray Folwill in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ray Folwill made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Monty Rogers sent off a good shot on target. USA's Monty Rogers managed to work through Ssc Napoli's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Monty Rogers dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Cheng Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yu Cheng Jing's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Pedro Augusto Maranhense cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roberto Toro kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. When USA's Edward Mcdonald in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ssc Napoli's goalie prevented a goal. Ray Folwill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of play. In the 24th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Folwill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Yu Cheng Jing came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Ssc Napoli 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 Yu Cheng Jing couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute Silviu Mihălțan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ssc Napoli's Pedro Augusto Maranhense got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Augusto Maranhense came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ssc Napoli's Ray Folwill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 39th minute of play. With a little luck, Ssc Napoli's Ray Folwill got control of the ball when Monty Rogers tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Ssc Napoli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Kitching to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Augusto Maranhense stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ray Folwill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of USA booed when Ssc Napoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oddbjørn Fjærli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ssc Napoli made a substitution. Zhuo Le Kun replaced Blair Lamb. A collision led to Ssc Napoli getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Oddbjørn Fjærli hit a great ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhuo Le Kun in the 66th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ray Folwill was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, Ssc Napoli's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Ray Folwill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Ssc Napoli's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Ray Folwill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Monty Rogers scored 1-1 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ray Folwill, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Ssc Napoli's Eldad Stock was substituted for Mai Zhan Shu. After 79 played minutes Ssc Napoli got a freekick which was hit by Yu Cheng Jing. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 79th minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Ray Folwill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ray Folwill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 84th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Zhuo Le Kun came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ray Folwill didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sam Campbell went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. USA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.