Challenge

Petrovskiy Park
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Monty Rogers took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matvey Epanchin. Matvey Epanchin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Dynamite's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Matvey Epanchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Efim Abramov sent off a good shot on target. Matvey Epanchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 20th minute of play. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 24th minute of the match. When Edward Mcdonald fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored USA's protests and gave Edward Mcdonald a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Edward Mcdonald hit a great ball. Marco Day was a little too slow when Efim Abramov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 1-2. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efim Abramov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Zach Harrison had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matvey Epanchin. Dynamite's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zach Harrison was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Efim Abramov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mikhail Hromchenko made a kick off. Matvey Epanchin was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Jenson Smith capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jenson Smith really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Efim Abramov managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dynamite's supporters rose to their feet, but Efim Abramov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mikhail Hromchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 66 minutes into the game, Efim Abramov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 70th minute of play. Fabian Brown kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. If Efim Abramov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Hromchenko in the 76th minute of play. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Dynamite from getting a goal against them. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sam Campbell took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matvey Epanchin. Matvey Epanchin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Matvey Epanchin made a huge save. 94 minutes into the match, Khalid Parry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matvey Epanchin. Dynamite's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Khalid Parry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. The Dynamite fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.