Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcial Ourente took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Efrain Guillem in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flores Arlt's Efrain Guillem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Efrain Guillem was a little too slow when Cassius Byrne got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. The audience was convinced that Marcial Ourente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. When Flores Arlt's Marcial Ourente, in the 13th 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 Flores Arlt. 19 minutes into the game, Marcial Ourente cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcial Ourente, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Efrain Guillem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 25th minute. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guaberto Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efrain Guillem was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cassius Byrne showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 35 minute of play. Flores Arlt's Guaberto Henry managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Diego Bradley in the 42 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcial Ourente in the 43rd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. Efrain Guillem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 54th minute of the match. USA were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Flores Arlt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. USA's Cassius Byrne was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Efrain Guillem in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Guaberto Henry charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guaberto Henry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 played minutes Flores Arlt got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Henry. In the 58th minute, Monty Rogers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Efrain Guillem 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 64th minute. Efrain Guillem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flores Arlt's Sabin Răchită was substituted for Marcial Ourente. Flores Arlt's Gerardo Giro was substituted for Edelmiro Osmundo. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. USA were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Flores Arlt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Monty Rogers took the corner. Sabin Răchită recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Efrain Guillem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Mcdonald might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Efrain Guillem. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edward Mcdonald ran back to his position shaking his head. Efrain Guillem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, USA's Edward Mcdonald got a free kick in the 75th minute. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. When Artemio Cheche came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Flores Arlt 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 Artemio Cheche couldn't finish the play. When Guaberto Henry came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Flores Arlt 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 Guaberto Henry couldn't finish the play. A nice corner shot did that Raphael Moore got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Efrain Guillem quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 92 minutes into the match, Sabin Răchită had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sabin Răchită was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When the referee ended the match the USA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.