Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Louis Alebio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lucas Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 3rd minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Clavell came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the USA defense, Tiago Clavell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Lucas Duarte made a huge save. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tiago Clavell took the corner. Lucas Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zach Harrison in the 24th minute of the match. Jenson Smith made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Monty Rogers however managed to control. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Alebio in the 27th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas Duarte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 35 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Lucas Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lucas Duarte. Lucas Duarte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute the ball was on its way in behind E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Lucas Duarte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 56th minute of the game Diego Bradley made a throw-in which Jenson Smith played forward. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. Lucas Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 60th minute of the match. Lucas Duarte 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 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Cassius Byrne 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: 3-1. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® made a substitution. Ordono Balda replaced Tiago Clavell. 72 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Lucas Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raphael Moore hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. After a rather tough play, USA's Raphael Moore got a free kick in the 77th minute. Marco Day was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Louis Alebio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Louis Alebio really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. 84 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Lucas Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Ordono Balda could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Marco Day however easily saved by the left post. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Louis Alebio was slow to take the kick. During this time E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Louis Alebio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. If Khalid Parry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 90 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Brown. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 92nd minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Lucas Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were awarded a corner. Louis Alebio went to the cornerflag to take it. USA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.