Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Koby Fletcher kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Téo Massa came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gianluigi Orange made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 16th minute of play. Coice de Mula's Gianluigi Orange proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Coice de Mula from getting a goal against them. After 18 played minutes Coice de Mula got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Ospin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of play forced Coice de Mula's goalkeeper Gianluigi Orange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romário Custódio struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coice de Mula. Gianluigi Orange made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th play minute Cassius Byrne came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gianluigi Orange. 1-0. In the 32nd minute Romário Custódio 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. Monty Rogers struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Gianluigi Orange didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. Coice de Mula's Gianluigi Orange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Téo Massa 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. In the 45th match minute, Coice de Mula was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norbert Kosowski to maneuver through the defense. Coice de Mula's Gianluigi Orange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Téo Massa made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 53rd minute of play forced Coice de Mula's goalkeeper Gianluigi Orange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Orange showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Téo Massa got free with Marco Day in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Coice de Mula's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Gianluigi Orange reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gianluigi Orange stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. After 66 minutes, Cassius Byrne made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Coice de Mula's Gianluigi Orange tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Coice de Mula's Elano Salgado was substituted for Per-Oskar Kihlberg. In the 73rd minute of the match, Franklin Moraes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marco Day was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gianluigi Orange showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 75th minute of the match. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Coice de Mula's goalkeeper Gianluigi Orange, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gianluigi Orange showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 79th minute of the match. USA's Edward Mcdonald managed to work through Coice de Mula's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Edward Mcdonald dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Gianluigi Orange made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Sam Campbell made a precise shot to the right of Gianluigi Orange. Coice de Mula's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo Massa in the 95th minute.