Challenge

Stepan Kravchenko
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Mees took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Frank Mees shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gábor Király took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bart van Goetsenhoven in the 13th minute of the match. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ziemowit Tylinski kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, FC Henter Somosd's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Gábor Király reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gábor Király saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Henter Somosd's Ulises Ugaitz got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gábor Király was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 32nd minute Bart van Goetsenhoven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bart van Goetsenhoven who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 34th minute of play forced FC Henter Somosd's goalkeeper Gábor Király to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gábor Király showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Ziemowit Tylinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Frank Mees tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute Bart van Goetsenhoven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Gerardo McMillan'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 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, FC Henter Somosd's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Gábor Király reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gábor Király made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bart van Goetsenhoven, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 67 minutes into the game, Edward Mcdonald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gábor Király was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Monty Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Monty Rogers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gábor Király breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Mees in the 79th minute of the match. After 79 minutes of play, FC Henter Somosd's Frank Mees made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Gábor Király made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Khalid Parry sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes into the game, Khalid Parry recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gábor Király. Khalid Parry showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. If Khalid Parry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Ulises Ugaitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Henter Somosd's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulises Ugaitz 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. USA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.