Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Habsburgo's Willian Pay 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 5th minute of the game Diego Bradley made a throw-in which Edward Mcdonald played forward. Willian Pay might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willian Pay ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willian Pay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Willian Pay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Honorato Aznaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Habsburgo defense, Cassius Byrne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Honorato Aznaro. The Habsburgo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Honorato Aznaro should have stopped the shot. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willian Pay in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Habsburgo got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Domenico Di Nino ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 35 minutes of play, Habsburgo's Willian Pay made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! Honorato Aznaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 40th minute of play. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conrado Stanislao hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

56 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Domenico Di Nino was slow to take the kick. During this time Habsburgo's players had a chance to rest. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willian Pay in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 68th minute of play forced Habsburgo's goalkeeper Honorato Aznaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Habsburgo's Honorato Aznaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 72nd minute of play. Willian Pay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Monty Rogers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Honorato Aznaro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Lumb in the 87th minute of the match. Habsburgo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Domenico Di Nino in the 88th minute. Sixto Milio made a great header on Habsburgo's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. A nice corner shot did that Domenico Di Nino got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sixto Milio struck a weak shot in the 91st 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 Habsburgo. 92 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Honorato Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Honorato Aznaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 95th minute of play. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.