Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boni Marques during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Boni Marques hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Cassius Byrne in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of András Erdélyi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Mszczyczyn's Sinan Maruf. But to his dismay, Sinan Maruf quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. USA's Cassius Byrne got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. András Erdélyi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cassius Byrne showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Beniamin Bienienda in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. In the 26th minute Mszczyczyn were awarded a corner. Ömer Rıza Saip went to the cornerflag to take it. Ömer Rıza Saip made a great header on Mszczyczyn's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. Mszczyczyn's András Erdélyi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Mszczyczyn from getting a goal against them. András Erdélyi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 38th minute. 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 40th minute. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Cassius Byrne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and András Erdélyi quite easily take care of the ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Kicia in the 43rd minute of play. András Erdélyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 45th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Mszczyczyn's Zygmunt Pietrowicz was substituted for Beniamin Bienienda. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zygmunt Pietrowicz was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Bennvar Falcon came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of play forced Mszczyczyn's goalkeeper András Erdélyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg András Erdélyi saved Mszczyczyn from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but András Erdélyi was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Sinan Maruf tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zygmunt Pietrowicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. USA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Sinan Maruf scored to the left of an out of position Marco Day, making the score, 2-2. In the 83rd minute, Mikolaj Kicia 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 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mszczyczyn's goalkeeper András Erdélyi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Sinan Maruf tried to sneak it across the goal line. András Erdélyi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.