Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. the sword of Damocles's 张旭傲 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save the sword of Damocles from getting a goal against them. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 巩天帆 in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in the sword of Damocles's zone, Edward Mcdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 张旭傲 came out of the goal and Edward Mcdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute, Aras Görkem Çelikel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cassius Byrne kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 14thth minute. Though ot was a great shot the sword of Damocles's keeper 张旭傲 was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. After 15 minutes the sword of Damocles's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, USA's Raphael Moore got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but 张旭傲 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. the sword of Damocles were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jeff Loomis took the corner. After taking down the ball on the sword of Damocles's corner Jeff Loomis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but 张旭傲 was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yavuz Selim Gulson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, 巩天帆 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. 39 minutes into the match, the sword of Damocles's goalkeeper 张旭傲 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. 张旭傲 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 42nd minute. In the 44th minute, 苏桑寒 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, USA's Koby Fletcher got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when 巩天帆 made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Monty Rogers 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. 张旭傲 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 55th minute of the match. 苏桑寒 kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of 张旭傲. the sword of Damocles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 张旭傲 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 59th minute of play. 张旭傲 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 张旭傲 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. 张旭傲 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Monty Rogers in the 74th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bera Berghmans during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bera Berghmans hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. the sword of Damocles made a substitution. 汪霆邦 replaced 巩天帆. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. A collision led to the sword of Damocles getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Bera Berghmans hit a great ball. After 77 played minutes, USA's Jenson Smith shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 张旭傲 came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in USA reached it. With an all-out effort, the sword of Damocles's Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 汪霆邦, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 79 minutes into the game, 汪霆邦 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 张旭傲 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 82nd minute of the match. 张旭傲 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 82nd minute. the sword of Damocles's Rıza Çalımbay quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raphael Moore, made in the 84th minute of the game. When Rıza Çalımbay came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the the sword of Damocles 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 Rıza Çalımbay couldn't finish the play. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yavuz Selim Gulson in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Raphael Moore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. the sword of Damocles's 张旭傲 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that USA were the better team. USA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.