Challenge

b. cloetensstadion
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 2ndth minute, Marco Day skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 4 minutes into the match, AFC Irocha's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Damian Walkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Walkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damian Walkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xander-Paul Van Linthoudt in the 8th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Irocha were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tibau Cornelis took the corner. The supporters of USA booed when AFC Irocha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xander-Paul Van Linthoudt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 17th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Walkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Irocha's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Edward Mcdonald sped through AFC Irocha's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damian Walkowski. Damian Walkowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 21st minute of play. AFC Irocha's Damian Walkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 23rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Damian Walkowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 29 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damian Walkowski. AFC Irocha's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Damian Walkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC Irocha's Damian Walkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 35th minute of play. In the 36thth minute of the game Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AFC Irocha's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tibau Cornelis in the 37th minute. In the 42nd minute, Jaspar Raymaekers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xander-Paul Van Linthoudt hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Damian Walkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

With a little luck, AFC Irocha's Damian Walkowski got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 53rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Walkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Irocha's Damian Walkowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save AFC Irocha from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Walkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tibau Cornelis was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC Irocha's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Tibau Cornelis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xander-Paul Van Linthoudt in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, AFC Irocha's goalkeeper Damian Walkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. When USA's Cassius Byrne in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Irocha's goalie prevented a goal. In the 70th minute, USA's Cassius Byrne ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Damian Walkowski. Damian Walkowski yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Zach Harrison's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Damian Walkowski firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 76th match minute, AFC Irocha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elof Vidman to maneuver through the defense. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 77th minute, Elof Vidman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jenson Smith came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the USA 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 Jenson Smith couldn't finish the play. Damian Walkowski was a little too slow when Khalid Parry got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 0-4. Jaspar Raymaekers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. AFC Irocha's Damian Walkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 88th minute of play. Damian Walkowski 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 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, AFC Irocha's goalkeeper Damian Walkowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. In the 94th minute, Pierre-Alexandre De Marrez 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. USA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.