Challenge

Allianz Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Godoi in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 12th minute of play forced Palestra do Interior's goalkeeper Allan Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Palestra do Interior getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Reynaldo Sena hit a great ball. Cassius Byrne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Allan Varela. Palestra do Interior's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Allan Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Allan Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Allan Varela saved Palestra do Interior from getting behind. Allan Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 24th minute of play. Paulo Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Allan Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Palestra do Interior's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Allan Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Percival Cruz in the 39th minute of the match. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 47 minutes, Boyisana Mnisi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palestra do Interior and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 47th minute, Boyisana Mnisi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paulo Godoi to make the kick off. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percival Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Allan Varela made a huge save. Allan Varela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Percival Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Allan Varela made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Barbosa in the 71st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Edward Mcdonald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allan Varela was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zach Harrison kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Palestra do Interior's Niclas Danielsson was substituted for Percival Cruz. Allan Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 81st minute of the match. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Barbosa in the 82nd minute of play. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Barbosa in the 85th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Palestra do Interior's zone, Khalid Parry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allan Varela came out of the goal and Khalid Parry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, Palestra do Interior's goalkeeper Allan Varela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. In the 95th minute Vitório Lago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.