Challenge

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Celedonio Fonda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Celedonio Fonda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of USA booed when Knight Of Dawn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Barney didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th 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 Denis Urtats showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 29th 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. Knight Of Dawn were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gregorio Caton took the corner. Knight Of Dawn's Gregorio Caton was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Day in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Denis Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 33rd minute of the match. When Celedonio Fonda came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Knight Of Dawn fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Celedonio Fonda couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Monty Rogers reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Denis Urtats. The goal made the score 0-2. 55 minutes into the game, Edward Mcdonald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Denis Urtats was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th minute, Cassius Byrne 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Danilo Matro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Knight Of Dawn's supporters rose to their feet, but Danilo Matro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 63rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. After 72 minutes Knight Of Dawn's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Monty Rogers who took care of the corner kick. USA's Jacob May was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Denis Urtats in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 74 minutes into the game, Knight Of Dawn's Teta Grande 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, 1-3. Denis Urtats made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. Denis Urtats 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 81st minute. Denis Urtats 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 82nd minute. Denis Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Denis Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 86th minute of the match. After 94 played minutes Knight Of Dawn got a freekick which was hit by Franco Baresi. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun was substituted for Teta Grande. After 95 played minutes Knight Of Dawn got a freekick which was hit by Franco Baresi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jenson Smith in the 96th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.