Challenge

Capibaribe Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 3rd minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Sousa in the 7th minute of the match. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Sousa in the 8th minute of the match. Thomás Toscano 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 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Capibaribe Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Thomás Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Sousa in the 23rd minute of play. After some careless play in the USA defense, Daniel Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. After 35 minutes Capibaribe Stars's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. In the 41st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Sousa in the 46th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute of the match Capibaribe Stars 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. Wilton Fontes ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Daniel Sousa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Sousa was the one to do the kick off. Capibaribe Stars's Hicham Al Azka quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Bradley, made in the 61st minute of the game. In the 64th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Thomás Toscano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute, Cassius Byrne 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: 1-2. Capibaribe Stars made a substitution. Robinho Urbano replaced Daniel Sousa. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Urbano in the 77th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. After 82 minutes Capibaribe Stars's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jenson Smith who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, USA's Diego Bradley got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robinho Urbano in the 92nd minute of the match. When Capibaribe Stars's Robinho Urbano in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Thomás Toscano made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. 97 minutes into the match, USA's Khalid Parry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomás Toscano narrowly saved just below the crossbar.