Challenge

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 10th minute of play forced Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 13th minute of the match. Mauro-Facundo Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauro-Facundo Buffon. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Florian Capasso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 20th minute of play. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 21st minute of the match. Jenson Smith made in the 23rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Monty Rogers. Mauro-Facundo Buffon 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 27th minute. In the 28th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro-Facundo Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zach Harrison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edward Mcdonald in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauro-Facundo Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florian Capasso to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Edward Mcdonald notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon. Mauro-Facundo Buffon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Merusca F&P - CIMZ booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Monty Rogers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Florian Capasso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Capasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Hélder Fonseca was substituted for Florian Capasso. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Geovani Mangueira was substituted for Anderson Vidal. In the 80th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 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.