Challenge

Las Araucarias
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Halil Okaner took the kick off in the first half of the match. Emiliano Manfredi 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 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Araucampeón Retirado's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Emiliano Manfredi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Emiliano Manfredi 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 14th minute. Araucampeón Retirado's Emiliano Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Halil Okaner reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marco Day. The goal made the score 1-0. When Halil Okaner came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Araucampeón Retirado 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 Halil Okaner couldn't finish the play. Emiliano Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zach Harrison in the 34th minute of play. After 35 played minutes Araucampeón Retirado got a freekick which was hit by Maksymilian Zdrojowy. After 36 minutes, Moisés Villarroel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Araucampeón Retirado and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. With his leg Marco Day managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Araucampeón Retirado's Halil Okaner fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 47th minute, Koby Fletcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moisés Villarroel in the 49th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Araucampeón Retirado's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Emiliano Manfredi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 56th minute of play forced Araucampeón Retirado's goalkeeper Emiliano Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 57 in the game by Cassius Byrne from a close distance when the talented Emiliano Manfredi managed to make a qualified save. Araucampeón Retirado's players were relieved. In the 58th minute, Feliciano Echegoyen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of USA booed when Araucampeón Retirado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliciano Echegoyen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emiliano Manfredi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Araucampeón Retirado's goalkeeper Emiliano Manfredi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. 67 minutes into the match, Araucampeón Retirado's goalkeeper Emiliano Manfredi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Edward Mcdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Emiliano Manfredi made a huge save. Araucampeón Retirado's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Edward Mcdonald 69 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Monty Rogers took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Emiliano Manfredi to make any attempt to save it. Emiliano Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 76th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Emiliano Manfredi in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Araucampeón Retirado's Emiliano Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Halil Okaner got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 90th minute of the match, Sam Campbell got a very nice opportunity to score, but Emiliano Manfredi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 93 minutes into the match, Araucampeón Retirado's goalkeeper Emiliano Manfredi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. Araucampeón Retirado's Emiliano Manfredi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Araucampeón Retirado from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes into the match, Halil Okaner notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.