Challenge

Coliseu Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, USA's Diego Bradley got a free kick in the 2nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute of play forced Mukifus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Hudson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Thiago Hudson sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Thiago Hudson tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thiago Hudson got free with Marco Day in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Mukifus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Rômulo Neiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute of the match USA got a corner. Mukifus FSCMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Edward Mcdonald heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a rather tough play, Mukifus FSCMZ's Vânderson Simões got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Hudson in the 39th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of USA booed when Mukifus FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ben Zynek didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mukifus FSCMZ's zone, Edward Mcdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rômulo Neiva came out of the goal and Edward Mcdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thiago Hudson to make the kick off. Rômulo Neiva was a little too slow when Jacob May got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 0-1. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 73rd minute of play forced Mukifus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 74th minute of play forced Mukifus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Hudson 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. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Rômulo Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mukifus FSCMZ made a substitution. Jozef Botto replaced Thiago Hudson. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Mukifus FSCMZ made a substitution. Fulgencio Furman replaced Ignacy Pluciennik. Remus Pincharoen's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Remus Pincharoen helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th match minute, Mukifus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remus Pincharoen to maneuver through the defense. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Filipe Freire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sam Campbell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Mukifus FSCMZ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ben Zynek hit a great ball. Khalid Parry took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rômulo Neiva. Rômulo Neiva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. USA played a much better game than Mukifus FSCMZ and deserved their victory. The Mukifus FSCMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.