Challenge

Espigão Steamrollers
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gonçalo de Medeiros 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 7th minute. Cassius Byrne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonçalo de Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute Roneixon Siqueira 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. Gonçalo de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 20th minute of play. Marco Day was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Roneixon Siqueira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roneixon Siqueira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by Espigão Steamrollers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kara Bhattacharya in the 46th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Roneixon Siqueira made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Gonçalo de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonçalo de Medeiros 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 56th minute. Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 57th minute of play. Gonçalo de Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Espigão Steamrollers's Thorstein Heinsmann got a free kick in the 71st minute. Espigão Steamrollers made a substitution. Yuri Paranaense replaced Roneixon Siqueira. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. The supporters of USA booed when Espigão Steamrollers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thorstein Heinsmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Naldo Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo de Medeiros was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sam Campbell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 91 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 95th minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khalid Parry got free with Gonçalo de Medeiros in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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.