Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dušan Vlahović got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 10th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dušan Vlahović in the 13th minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15thth minute of the game Dušan Vlahović 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. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argir Stariradev in the 26th minute of play. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Liang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Long Liang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ from getting a goal against them. Long Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zach Harrison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Rusi to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Billock, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koby Fletcher to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Argir Stariradev in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cassius Byrne might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Long Liang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cassius Byrne ran back to his position shaking his head. Long Liang 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 53rd minute. After 56 played minutes ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a freekick which was hit by Sefa Boran. When Cassius Byrne came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the USA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cassius Byrne couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Liang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Long Liang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 59th minute of play. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argir Stariradev in the 62nd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Isăilă. In the 66th minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Long Liang. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Edward Mcdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Long Liang having to interfere. In the 77th minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Ştefan Iacobucci seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ştefan Iacobucci the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ştefan Iacobucci had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Gavril Lupescu kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Jenson Smith's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Long Liang - 3-0 was put on the score board in the 87th minute. Long Liang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of play. When Sam Campbell got free in front of the goal in the 91st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Long Liang was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Khalid Parry made a precise shot to the right of Long Liang. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. There was no doubt that USA were the better team. USA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.