Challenge

Madridista Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Marco Day stood somewhat misplaced when Claes Fender came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 5 minute. In the 9th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Montez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 11 minutes, Zach Harrison managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zach Harrison was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Montez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claes Fender in the 21st minute of play. Ruben Montez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claes Fender received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cassius Byrne blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ruben Montez having to make a save. Ruben Montez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 26th minute of play. Edward Mcdonald might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ruben Montez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Mcdonald ran back to his position shaking his head. Claes Fender received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marco Day came out and tried to block the shot, but Claes Fender slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 41st minute. Ruben Montez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 2-0.

In the 51stth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's attentive André Kuipers managed to snatch the ball when Diego Bradley made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. When USA's Monty Rogers in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalie prevented a goal. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Rabia Ünal was substituted for Yin Ling Jian. Hala Madrid Iraki FC made a substitution. Johannes Sjögren replaced Claes Fender. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Fabian Brown could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Ruben Montez made a huge save. In the 75th minute of the match USA got a corner. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Monty Rogers ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Sam Campbell fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ruben Montez quite easily take care of the ball. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. The corner ended in Jenson Smith almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez did a great save. Johannes Sjögren hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Ruben Montez made a huge save. A well-hit corner resulted in Marco Baker heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Ruben Montez made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Marco Baker sent off a good shot on target. Diego Bradley made in the 86th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Khalid Parry. Diego Bradley got a throw-in 88 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Khalid Parry. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Zach Harrison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Ruben Montez made a huge save. When the referee blew the final whistle, Hala Madrid Iraki FC could leave the field as winners, despite USA having more of the ball for most of the match.