Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Jesse Vallin made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Diego Bradley hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Jesse Vallin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raven Heart fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesse Vallin in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Jesse Vallin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Raven Heart getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Natalio Marcones hit a great ball. Edward Mcdonald struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Benvido Fuica didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. In a very dangerous position, a player in USA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 34th minute of play forced Raven Heart's goalkeeper Benvido Fuica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Mcdonald to maneuver through the defense. Monty Rogers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Benvido Fuica made a huge save. Benvido Fuica didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cassius Byrne went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Benvido Fuica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 47th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by German Tallia during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Raven Heart getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. German Tallia hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Benvido Fuica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Raven Heart's Kurt Blixt got a free kick in the 57th minute. Raven Heart's Jorge Comesaña was substituted for Kelemen Reyna. The supporters of USA booed when Raven Heart was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Blixt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benvido Fuica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 62nd minute of the match. After having played for 63 minutes, German Tallia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raven Heart's supporters crossed their fingers, but German Tallia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benvido Fuica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 65th minute of play. In the 66thth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Raven Heart's Benvido Fuica was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Raven Heart's Benvido Fuica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 70th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesse Vallin in the 71st minute of the match. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. 76 minutes into the match, Raven Heart's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Benvido Fuica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benvido Fuica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Jesse Vallin came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benvido Fuica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 81st minute of play. After 82 minutes of play, USA's Jenson Smith made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benvido Fuica was left in no man's land by his defense there! 88 minutes in the game Sam Campbell did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Marco Baker. Sam Campbell struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Benvido Fuica didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. 97 minutes into the match, Raven Heart's Jesse Vallin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. USA had played much better football throughout.