Challenge

Santiago Bernabéu
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. Navarro Montoya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 2nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bo Cantona got free with Marco Day in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Bo Cantona capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bo Cantona really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Mata in the 10th minute of play. Jastreb's Navarro Montoya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 12th minute of play. With his leg Marco Day managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Jastreb's Bo Cantona fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 17 minutes into the game, Börje Forsberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jastreb's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Jastreb's Börje Forsberg got a free kick in the 17th minute. Marco Day was a little too slow when Luka Mata got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 21st minute Bo Cantona 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. The audience was convinced that Luka Mata's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 25th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Navarro Montoya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Navarro Montoya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Bo Cantona tried to sneak it across the goal line. Navarro Montoya 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 33rd minute. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Navarro Montoya was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Bo Cantona tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of USA booed when Jastreb was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Materazzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luka Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Bo Cantona made the kick off in the second half. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Mata, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. With a little luck, Jastreb's Navarro Montoya got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Edward Mcdonald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Navarro Montoya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bo Cantona in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Navarro Montoya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jastreb's Navarro Montoya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 67th minute of play. Miran Tudor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jastreb's Bo Nesta was substituted for Marco Materazzi. Jastreb's Bo Ronaldo was substituted for Bo Cantona. Jenson Smith fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Navarro Montoya having to interfere. After a rather tough play, USA's Edward Mcdonald got a free kick in the 74th minute. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bo Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bo Ronaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Navarro Montoya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Navarro Montoya came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Sam Campbell. But to his dismay, Sam Campbell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.