Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Straedelburgh's Karl-Michael Helström 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. In the 15thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Straedelburgh's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Aderbal Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 17th minute. The corner ended in Cassius Byrne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos did a great save. In the 23rd minute, Sílvio Ferrão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Bradley in the 28th minute of play forced Straedelburgh's goalkeeper Aderbal Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Karl-Michael Helström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. The corner ended in Caco Araújo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. Aderbal Santos made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Koby Fletcher hit a great ball. USA were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Straedelburgh's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Cassius Byrne got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aderbal Santos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After the first half Straedelburgh were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. Aderbal Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Marco Day managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Straedelburgh's Karl-Michael Helström fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 59 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Ferrão came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59thth minute of the game Karl-Michael Helström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aderbal Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aderbal Santos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cassius Byrne went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Michael Helström in the 70th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of USA booed when Straedelburgh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caco Araújo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aderbal Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 73rd minute of the match. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Aderbal Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Baker in the 81st minute of play. After 82 minutes, Marcos Vilas Boas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Straedelburgh and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, Straedelburgh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Vilas Boas to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Straedelburgh booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Koby Fletcher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aderbal Santos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcos Vilas Boas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 94th minute of play. Straedelburgh's Aderbal Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 96th minute of play. Straedelburgh were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over USA's much stronger midfield.