Challenge

Estadio Ciénega
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. Sixto Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Sixto Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Candido Hendrickx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pilar FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candido Hendrickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Sixto Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sixto Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's Candido Hendrickx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the game, Pilar FC's Candido Hendrickx nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 26 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Sixto Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pilar FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Godofredo Lano in the 31st minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Aukusti Malinen advanced and headed the ball into goal, 3-0 in the 31st minute. After having played for 34 minutes, Cristian Jenaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pilar FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Jenaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sixto Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zach Harrison in the 37th minute of play forced Pilar FC's goalkeeper Sixto Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixto Luke 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 38th minute. 39 minutes into the game, Pilar FC's Candido Hendrickx nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candido Hendrickx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Hendrickx in the 47th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Candido Hendrickx to make the kick off. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Sixto Luke made a huge save. Pilar FC's Sixto Luke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Pilar FC from getting a goal against them. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Jenaro in the 61st minute of play. After 63 minutes of play, Pilar FC's Candido Hendrickx made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sixto Luke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Monty Rogers in the 71st minute. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicanor Illan in the 73rd minute of play. Pilar FC were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Godofredo Lano took the corner. The corner ended in Godofredo Lano almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, Pilar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Sixto Luke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When USA's Khalid Parry, in the 84th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for USA. After 89 played minutes Pilar FC got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Gai. Sixto Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jenson Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sixto Luke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 91st minute. Sixto Luke came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Khalid Parry. But to his dismay, Khalid Parry quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Many of USA's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. USA may have spent more time on the ball, but Pilar FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.