Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Lu Zhen Sheng in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 15th minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lu Zhen Sheng was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Lu Zhen Sheng in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Lu Zhen Sheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lu Zhen Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lu Zhen Sheng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Mcdonald went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 33rd minute Andrzej Zapolski 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. Through an outstanding action, after 37 minutes, Lu Zhen Sheng successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to DREAM TEAM WORLD getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Rômulo Custódio hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrzej Zapolski made a kick off. Lu Zhen Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 51st minute of the match. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lu Zhen Sheng saved DREAM TEAM WORLD from getting behind. Zach Harrison scored 2-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. DREAM TEAM WORLD made a substitution. Koča Kafarov replaced Andrzej Zapolski. DREAM TEAM WORLD made a substitution. Zachariasz Psotka replaced Betinho de Queirós. Lu Zhen Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lu Zhen Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sam Campbell in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lu Zhen Sheng saved DREAM TEAM WORLD from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 93rd minute of play. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.