Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Visen Allu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4thth minute of the game Gerónimo Molina 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. After having played for 5 minutes, Monty Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Monty Rogers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Visen Allu in the 7th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Candido Piedra. Altermundi FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After having played for 16 minutes, Sem Barang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Altermundi FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sem Barang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sem Barang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerónimo Molina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Altermundi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Candido Piedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Jenson Smith hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Visen Allu in the 32nd minute of play. Visen Allu might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Visen Allu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 43rd minute, Visen Allu 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 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerónimo Molina to strike the kick off in the second half. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Visen Allu in the 56th minute of play. Altermundi FC's Candido Piedra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 63rd minute of play forced Altermundi FC's goalkeeper Candido Piedra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerónimo Molina in the 65th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergiu Zgrăbunţa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justo Zubicueta, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. After some careless play in the Altermundi FC defense, Khalid Parry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Candido Piedra. The Altermundi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Candido Piedra should have stopped the shot. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justo Zubicueta in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Khalid Parry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. USA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.