Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) union española s.a.'s Stig Malmgren started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. union española s.a.'s Enrique Enoch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enrique Enoch. union española s.a.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Monty Rogers received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Enrique Enoch came out and tried to block the shot, but Monty Rogers slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 8th minute. Fidel Bruggink hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, union española s.a.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Enrique Enoch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enrique Enoch made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, union española s.a.'s Enrique Enoch got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of union española s.a.'s Enrique Enoch. Enrique Enoch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Monty Rogers slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Enrique Enoch. That made the score 4-0 after 22 minutes of play. Quintán Asendegui hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, union española s.a.'s Cecilio Magalhaes got a free kick in the 25th minute. Monty Rogers hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Jacob May's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Enrique Enoch firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Cassius Byrne took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Enrique Enoch to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Enoch saved union española s.a. from getting behind. If Stig Malmgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 46 played minutes union española s.a. got a freekick which was hit by Aristeo Potts. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Enrique Enoch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. USA were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after union española s.a.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Enoch saved union española s.a. from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Monty Rogers in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enrique Enoch prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 68 played minutes union española s.a. got a freekick which was hit by Aristeo Potts. Enrique Enoch 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 77th minute. Enrique Enoch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 79th minute of the match. Enrique Enoch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 played minutes union española s.a. got a freekick which was hit by Cecilio Magalhaes. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. In the 85th minute, Cecilio Magalhaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cecilio Magalhaes hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Khalid Parry advanced and headed the ball into goal, 6-0 in the 90th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Khalid Parry in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Enoch saved union española s.a. from getting behind. union española s.a.'s Enrique Enoch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 95th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. USA had played much better football throughout.