Challenge

Estádio Jacuba
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Wachirapong Wattanachinda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 3rd minute of the match. After 5 minutes, Cassius Byrne made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Clube do Remo MZ's Wachirapong Wattanachinda tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baal Grunberg in the 8th minute. The corner ended in Didi Mello almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. Fabian Brown's late challenge caught a Clube do Remo MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabian Brown helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of USA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Clube do Remo MZ:s goal. Marco Day had in the 12thth minute some difficulties stopping Dagoberto Sandoval's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Wachirapong Wattanachinda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jenson Smith in the 17th minute of the match. After 19 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Didi Mello who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Clube do Remo MZ's Dagoberto Sandoval to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Wachirapong Wattanachinda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Dagoberto Sandoval left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube do Remo MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Wachirapong Wattanachinda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 36 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Dagoberto Sandoval came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baal Grunberg in the 38th minute of play. After 47 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Monty Rogers.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Baal Grunberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zach Harrison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wachirapong Wattanachinda having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, Baal Grunberg notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tiaguinho Mandrak hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wachirapong Wattanachinda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wachirapong Wattanachinda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Wachirapong Wattanachinda in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 64th minute. The corner led USA's Diego Bradley to fire away a dangerous shot which Wachirapong Wattanachinda despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Wachirapong Wattanachinda in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wachirapong Wattanachinda was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Monty Rogers capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Monty Rogers really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Wachirapong Wattanachinda made a huge save. Wachirapong Wattanachinda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jenson Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 88th minute. Khalid Parry made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that Clube do Remo MZ's Wachirapong Wattanachinda managed to reach the ball for a save. After 88 minutes, Khalid Parry made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Clube do Remo MZ's Wachirapong Wattanachinda tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Wachirapong Wattanachinda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Khalid Parry went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Clube do Remo MZ.