Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne made the kick off and thus started the match. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 洪浩飞's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. If 洪浩飞 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Birger Mårtensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 洪浩飞 in the 17th minute of the match. Jairo Asteguieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Birger Mårtensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BV Borussia Hammarby were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rune Fristedt took the corner. The corner led BV Borussia Hammarby's Rune Fristedt to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Springfält, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Jairo Asteguieta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 30th minute. Karl Springfält fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. In the 44th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Monty Rogers to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the BV Borussia Hammarby defense, Monty Rogers kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jairo Asteguieta. The BV Borussia Hammarby fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jairo Asteguieta should have stopped the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 洪浩飞, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 62nd minute of the match BV Borussia Hammarby got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rune Fristedt ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 66th 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 Monty Rogers couldn't finish the play. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. After some careless play in the USA defense, 洪浩飞 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 71st minute of play forced BV Borussia Hammarby's goalkeeper Jairo Asteguieta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Asteguieta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sam Campbell's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, BV Borussia Hammarby's Quincy Qvalfeldt got a free kick in the 75th minute. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 76th minute, Quincy Qvalfeldt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jairo Asteguieta 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 77th minute. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when 洪浩飞 sent off a good shot on target. Jairo Asteguieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 93rd minute of play.