Challenge

Enzo Francescoli
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Matheu City FC's Celedonio Eguen 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. In the 12th minute of the match Matheu City FC 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. Anselmo Jenaro ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Matheu City FC's corner Anselmo Jenaro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. Celedonio Eguen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celedonio Eguen 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 24th minute. Celedonio Eguen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robinho Salgado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 29th minute of play forced Matheu City FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Eguen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Matheu City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Celedonio Eguen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celedonio Eguen. Matheu City FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 42nd match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Monty Rogers to maneuver through the defense. Matheu City FC's Vicente Marin got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Minas Makris received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

51 minutes into the game, USA's Monty Rogers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Celedonio Eguen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Matheu City FC's Celedonio Eguen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Salgado in the 55th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celedonio Eguen 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. After 57 played minutes Matheu City FC got a freekick which was hit by Robinho Salgado. Zach Harrison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celedonio Eguen having to interfere. A collision led to Matheu City FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Maximino Lastur hit a great ball. Celedonio Eguen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 66 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Brown. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. After a rather tough play, USA's Fabian Brown got a free kick in the 68th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Minas Makris in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 75th minute of play forced Matheu City FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Eguen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celedonio Eguen 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 83rd minute. Matheu City FC's Celedonio Eguen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 86th minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Serafo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ruperto Serafo in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. 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.