Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper CJ Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. When USA's Cassius Byrne in the 2nd minute got a chance for a shot 2nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Barrera 2.0's goalie prevented a goal. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CJ Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to FC Barrera 2.0 getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Marco Mendes hit a great ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dadá Maravilha in the 22nd minute of play. FC Barrera 2.0's CJ Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 24th minute of play. Zach Harrison hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. CJ Buffon 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 40th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After 56 played minutes FC Barrera 2.0 got a freekick which was hit by Agnaldo Oliveira. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 59th minute of play forced FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper CJ Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the USA defense, Cacey Sharp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dadá Maravilha got free with Marco Day in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. CJ Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Barrera 2.0's Boško Balaban was substituted for Cacey Sharp. FC Barrera 2.0 made a substitution. Edu Matorin replaced Agnaldo Oliveira. FC Barrera 2.0's Silvio Maria was substituted for Bruno Guimarães. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Barrera 2.0's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Monty Rogers was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dadá Maravilha in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 75th minute of play forced FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper CJ Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-3 became the score in the 78th minute when Boško Balaban elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. CJ Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of CJ Buffon. FC Barrera 2.0's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Campbell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After 91 minutes, Boško Balaban made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. USA's Marco Day tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle went the supporters of FC Barrera 2.0 were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant USA side.