Challenge

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bozhil Vaptzarov made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Gonsalve Flores. U.D. Mancini's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gonsalve Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 17th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bozhil Vaptzarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Monty Rogers might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gonsalve Flores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Monty Rogers ran back to his position shaking his head. Zach Harrison hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When USA's Monty Rogers in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U.D. Mancini's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonsalve Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. Gonsalve Flores made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cresconio Campoamor during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gonsalve Flores acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 59th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Cassius Byrne. 65 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gonsalve Flores made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. U.D. Mancini's Pello Sanz was substituted for Nemesio Quiroga. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Ugutz Campos kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, USA's Sam Campbell ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gonsalve Flores. Gonsalve Flores yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Pedrosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 88th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. U.D. Mancini's Rudolf Esken quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Bradley, made in the 94th minute of the game. When the match was over USA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U.D. Mancini throughout the match.