Challenge

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Grabiel Escorcia got the match started through his kick off. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juaneizu Merida. Juaneizu Merida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 12th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Nacional's Juaneizu Merida. Juaneizu Merida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 17 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grabiel Escorcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 22nd minute of play. In the 31st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 37th minute of play. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 41st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, USA's Diego Bradley got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Damiano Fioravanti got a free kick in the 46th minute. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Juaneizu Merida in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. In the 71st minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Sam Campbell managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Sam Campbell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juaneizu Merida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. 82 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Juaneizu Merida. Sam Campbell showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damiano Fioravanti in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 86th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Khalid Parry 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: 0-5. Sam Campbell in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Juaneizu Merida, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 98 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nacional's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jenson Smith was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. The corner led USA's Jenson Smith to fire away a dangerous shot which Juaneizu Merida despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Nacional fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.