Challenge

Sun Li Ming
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hipolito Cambranes started the match with the kick off. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boris Specht, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, White Raven FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Fülöp Marton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hipolito Cambranes in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 23rd minute of play forced White Raven FC.'s goalkeeper Fülöp Marton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fülöp Marton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cassius Byrne went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Hipolito Cambranes tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hipolito Cambranes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hipolito Cambranes got free with Marco Day in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, White Raven FC.'s Enzo Mufazalov got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of White Raven FC.'s goalie and right to Edward Mcdonald. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. White Raven FC.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After the first half USA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. After a rather tough play, USA's Raphael Moore got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute of the match Urbano Jerano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marco Day skillfully saved the ball. Fülöp Marton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 63 minutes into the match, White Raven FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Fülöp Marton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, White Raven FC.'s goalkeeper Fülöp Marton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Fülöp Marton made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Hipolito Cambranes 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. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. White Raven FC.'s Witalis Treppa was substituted for Boris Specht. White Raven FC.'s Paris Amsterdam was substituted for Hipolito Cambranes. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paris Amsterdam, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Witalis Treppa came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute USA were awarded a corner. Jenson Smith went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Marco Baker managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience was convinced that Witalis Treppa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The White Raven FC. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.