Challenge

RFK Stadium
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. In the 6th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiaguinho Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Magalhães in the 10th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Víktor Magalhães in the 14th minute of the match. Víktor Magalhães scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th match minute, Trindade Atlético Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuca de Sena to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiaguinho Correia was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 22ndth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trindade Atlético Club's Tiaguinho Correia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sílvio Cavalcante during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sílvio Cavalcante hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Tiaguinho Correia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Tiaguinho Correia. Trindade Atlético Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Tiaguinho Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Róbson Couto came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiaguinho Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 34th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Trindade Atlético Club's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Correia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Tiaguinho Correia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiaguinho Correia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Róbson Couto to make the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Jacob May came up free with the goalie in the 54th 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 Jacob May couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute of play forced Trindade Atlético Club's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Correia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiaguinho Correia 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 61st minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson Couto in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match Trindade Atlético Club got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dragoş Vâtcu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dragoş Vâtcu made a great header on Trindade Atlético Club's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Tiaguinho Correia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trindade Atlético Club's Maurinho Dias was substituted for Róbson Couto. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiaguinho Correia having to interfere. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Trindade Atlético Club made a substitution. Dagoberto Dracena replaced Víktor Magalhães. Maurinho Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 87 minutes into the game, Maurinho Dias cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 94th minute, Vintilă Ungur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.