Challenge

Noisiel
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) USA's Cassius Byrne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Harold Combettes'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 7th minute of play. Noisiel's Diego Farges suffered a concussion in the 9th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. 9 minutes into the game, Raphael Moore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. USA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Noisiel the free kick. Raphael Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Yaser Jadue was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Harold Combettes'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 21st minute of play. Jenson Smith made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Monty Rogers. 27 minutes into the match, Noisiel's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Karlheinz Ludecke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Noisiel getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Christopher Loaëc hit a great ball. Karlheinz Ludecke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Mcdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Karlheinz Ludecke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Day had great luck who in the 38thth minute grab hold of the ball when Harold Combettes from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Harold Combettes'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 45th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Harold Combettes was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Edward Mcdonald hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Noisiel's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Karlheinz Ludecke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 62nd minute of play. Harold Combettes'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 64th minute of play. Noisiel's Jules Berna was substituted for Harold Combettes. Noisiel's Mustapha Debray was substituted for Shi Ying Yang. After 66 played minutes Noisiel got a freekick which was hit by Jolan Piquard. Jolan Piquard'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. Jolan Piquard helped the player get up and apologised. After 68 played minutes Noisiel got a freekick which was hit by Jolan Piquard. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jules Berna in the 71st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Yaser Jadue left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Noisiel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Yaser Jadue received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jenson Smith recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaser Jadue in the 85th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noisiel's Karlheinz Ludecke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Noisiel from getting a goal against them. Karlheinz Ludecke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 93rd minute of play.