Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joar Frisck, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 6th minute of play forced FC NORDLAND's goalkeeper Joar Frisck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joar Frisck made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelillo Di Maria in the 10th minute of play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelillo Di Maria in the 15th minute of play. Joar Frisck 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 2-0 in the 17 minute of play. Joar Frisck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benno Betancor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joar Frisck 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 25th minute. The audience was convinced that Andreas Hernaiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joar Frisck, 3-0. 39 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Joar Frisck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cassius Byrne came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the USA 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 Cassius Byrne couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Angelillo Di Maria to strike the kick off in the second half. Joar Frisck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute of play forced FC NORDLAND's goalkeeper Joar Frisck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute of play forced FC NORDLAND's goalkeeper Joar Frisck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joar Frisck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute of the match. Joar Frisck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 62nd minute of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Hernaiz in the 64th minute of play. After 65 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andreas Hernaiz who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on FC NORDLAND's corner Andreas Hernaiz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. Angelillo Di Maria who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Marco Day when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of USA booed when FC NORDLAND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robben Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joar Frisck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Monty Rogers's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. If Birger Benett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 83rd match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Campbell to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Joar Frisck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, FC NORDLAND's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Joar Frisck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.