Challenge

8 de Febrero
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tincho Palermo got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tincho Palermo in the 3rd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lazaros Kabantais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lazaros Kabantais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tincho Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tincho Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 13 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Tincho Palermo came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaros Kabantais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tincho Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Materos FC's Tincho Palermo. But to his dismay, Tincho Palermo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Los Materos FC's attentive Aaron Molina managed to snatch the ball when Diego Bradley made a throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. The supporters of USA booed when Los Materos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Rufio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lazaros Kabantais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lazaros Kabantais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 33rd minute of play. Lazaros Kabantais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 34th minute of the match. Los Materos FC's Lazaros Kabantais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of USA booed when Los Materos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Milian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lazaros Kabantais having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Diego Bradley 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 Los Materos FC the free kick. Diego Bradley kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Tincho Palermo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Los Materos FC's Lazaros Kabantais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Los Materos FC from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tincho Palermo in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. In the 65th minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lazaros Kabantais was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tincho Palermo in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tincho Palermo in the 68th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Los Materos FC's zone, Jenson Smith stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lazaros Kabantais came out of the goal and Jenson Smith tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Los Materos FC's Carlos Larpe was substituted for Braulio Milian. Los Materos FC made a substitution. Filomeno Mendebal replaced Tincho Palermo. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Mendebal in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75thth minute of the game Filomeno Mendebal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 77 minutes, Monty Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Monty Rogers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 82nd minute of play forced Los Materos FC's goalkeeper Lazaros Kabantais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Filomeno Mendebal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Sam Campbell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lazaros Kabantais read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Lazaros Kabantais made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Los Materos FC's Lazaros Kabantais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 94th minute of play. Lazaros Kabantais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Los Materos FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of USA for a fine match.