Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Baal Ares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ares FC -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Viktor Eklund got a free kick in the 8th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Monty Rogers kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luca Jivulescu. That made the score 1-1 in the 9 minute of play. If Karadeniz Otay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luca Jivulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. The crowd rose to their feet as Cassius Byrne kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luca Jivulescu. That made the score 2-1 in the 18 minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Luca Jivulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ares FC -MM-'s Luca Jivulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 27th minute of play. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for USA! The referee gave Ares FC -MM- a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mao Bin Ao, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of USA's Marco Day. 2-2. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Mao Bin Ao got a free kick in the 35th minute. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Pete Wray got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match Cassius Byrne shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luca Jivulescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baal Ares in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Karadeniz Otay got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Luca Jivulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45thth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ares FC -MM-'s Luca Jivulescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luca Jivulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 47th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Folkert Walregt made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 54th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Luca Jivulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. Luca Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Cuculeanu came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luca Jivulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 74th minute of play. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Viktor Eklund got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 83rd 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. When Viktor Eklund fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ares FC -MM-'s protests and gave Viktor Eklund a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of USA booed when Ares FC -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viktor Eklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute of the match, Folkert Walregt got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marco Day was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Folkert Walregts short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Marco Day to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 93rd minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Jivulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Although USA had been in control for most of the match, Ares FC -MM- still came away with the win.