Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 9th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Zé Roberto Teixeira in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Zé Roberto Teixeira successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 29 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Teixeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. In the 30th minute, Diego Bradley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Playa Malvín's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Cassius Byrne scored to the left of an out of position Zé Roberto Teixeira, making the score, 2-0. Zé Roberto Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stelian Murgu was slow to take the kick. During this time Playa Malvín's players had a chance to rest. Stelian Murgu made a great header on Playa Malvín's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. 43 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Stamen Tekeliev came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 46th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira. Zé Roberto Teixeira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Roberto Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute. A nice corner shot did that Jacob May got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zé Roberto Teixeira quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 67 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira. Zé Roberto Teixeira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Quinto Ampudia replaced Stamen Tekeliev. After a rather tough play, Playa Malvín's Constantijn De Hond got a free kick in the 74th minute. Marco Day was a little too slow when Quinto Ampudia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 4-1. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 82nd minute of the match. If Zach Harrison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jenson Smith received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Zé Roberto Teixeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. USA fully deserved thier win.