Challenge

Gasba Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Ihazintu in the 4th minute of the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Ihazintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the game, Gilberto Hats recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marco Day. Gilberto Hats showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 17th minute of play forced Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day stood somewhat misplaced when Pastor Ihazintu came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 18 minute. Ennio Di Marzio in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marco Day, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 21st minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eugenio Santoro was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eugenio Santoro saved Urbs LC from getting behind. USA:s Marco Day showed great skill when he stopped Ennio Di Marzio:s penalty. If Pastor Ihazintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 46th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Monty Rogers to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Hats in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pastor Ihazintu made a kick off. Eugenio Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Edward Mcdonald's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugenio Santoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Urbs LC's Gervaso Abenda was substituted for Gilberto Hats. Urbs LC's Edoardo Zuccarini was substituted for Diego Lusi. Urbs LC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carter Musacchio took the corner. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Monty Rogers in the 74th minute. Diego Bradley made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that Urbs LC's Eugenio Santoro managed to reach the ball for a save. When USA's Diego Bradley, in the 74th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for USA. 76 minutes into the game, Cezary Tusk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Urbs LC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. A collision led to Urbs LC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Cezary Tusk hit a great ball. Urbs LC made a substitution. Anselmo Papetti replaced Arrigo Calcio. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Cezary Tusk kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khalid Parry got free with Eugenio Santoro in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervaso Abenda, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervaso Abenda in the 91st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Ihazintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Pastor Ihazintu notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.