Challenge

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Almkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgio March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 minutes of play, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of the match. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 24th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute of the match USA got a corner. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. 46 minutes into the game, Jenson Smith threw the ball into play from the sideline. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Victor Unesson quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Unesson in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Almkvist to make the kick off. Monty Rogers might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giorgio March. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Monty Rogers ran back to his position shaking his head. When Edward Mcdonald came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the USA 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 Edward Mcdonald couldn't finish the play. After 70 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Jenson Smith. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jenson Smith hit a great ball. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Saul Roman was slow to take the kick. During this time C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's players had a chance to rest. Sam Campbell in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Giorgio March, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 82nd minute of play. If Jairo Montes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Giorgio March showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. With a little luck, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Giorgio March made a huge save. With a little luck, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Khalid Parry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giorgio March was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. When the referee blew the final whistle, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 could leave the field as winners, despite USA having more of the ball for most of the match.