Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kuuno Tälli took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 4th minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Dumitru Doloman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuuno Tälli, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Doloman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dumitru Doloman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 18th minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Dumitru Doloman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dumitru Doloman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cassius Byrne showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cassius Byrne kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dumitru Doloman. That made the score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. Kuuno Tälli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stig-Åke Gabrielsson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Monty Rogers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

In the 52nd minute, Kuuno Tälli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute, Edward Mcdonald left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stig-Åke Gabrielsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Kuuno Tälli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kuuno Tälli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. If Kuuno Tälli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. In the 70th minute, Monty Rogers got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 78th minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Dumitru Doloman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 81st minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Dumitru Doloman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dumitru Doloman 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 82nd minute. Monty Rogers struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Dumitru Doloman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 87th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Doloman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zach Harrison didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dumitru Doloman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 93rd minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the USA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.