Challenge

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, 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. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teta Grande, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After having played for 6 minutes, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cassius Byrne was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 7th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henri Soucy got free with Marco Day in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cassius Byrne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Denis Urtats 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 27th minute. In the 41st minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Teta Grande came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Denis Urtats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teta Grande to make the kick off. Cassius Byrne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 57thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Knight Of Dawn's Bruno Norino was substituted for Klement Belko. In the 70th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 minutes of play, USA's Sam Campbell made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Urtats was left in no man's land by his defense there! Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 75th minute of play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 80th minute of the match Knight Of Dawn got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Qiu Yuan Jun ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Knight Of Dawn's Celedonio Fonda to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Celedonio Fonda put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marco Day. 85 minutes into the game, Diego Bradley threw the ball into play from the sideline. Knight Of Dawn's Dimitry Samyn quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Denis Urtats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zach Harrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The supporters of USA booed when Knight Of Dawn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Baresi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Denis Urtats made a huge save. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.