Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Jacinto Pinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Jacinto Pinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sylwester Klimkiewicz in the 4th minute of the match. Sylwester Klimkiewicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sylwester Klimkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Roch Grondzki in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 24th minute. Cassius Byrne made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Roch Grondzki managed to reach the ball for a save. When Sylwester Klimkiewicz came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the SMOCZANKA MIELEC 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 Sylwester Klimkiewicz couldn't finish the play. 35 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Mcdonald. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 36th minute. Monty Rogers kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Silvestre Oinaz kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Roch Grondzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roberto Lewandowski to make the kick off. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cezary Chrzan in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the game, Cezary Chrzan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. A collision led to SMOCZANKA MIELEC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Cezary Chrzan hit a great ball. Sylwester Klimkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Jacinto Pinto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edward Mcdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sylwester Klimkiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Lewandowski in the 75th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Grondzki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 88th minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roch Grondzki saved SMOCZANKA MIELEC from getting behind. 89 minutes into the match, Roberto Lewandowski notched a goal, 0-1, 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. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. 95 minutes into the match, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Roch Grondzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chants of SMOCZANKA MIELEC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as USA had held the ball for most of the match.