Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valentin Voicu started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Voicu in the 2nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Carlitos Paredes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 8 minutes, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cassius Byrne was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Baraxil Sarrate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 15th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Valentin Voicu 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 0-1. VILLARREAL UNITED's Baraxil Sarrate proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save VILLARREAL UNITED from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but Baraxil Sarrate was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 28th minute Valentin Voicu 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. VILLARREAL UNITED's Baraxil Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th 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. Baraxil Sarrate was a little too slow when Cassius Byrne got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Baraxil Sarrate in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 51st minute of play forced VILLARREAL UNITED's goalkeeper Baraxil Sarrate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. Valentin Voicu might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valentin Voicu ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Valentin Voicu sent off a good shot on target. VILLARREAL UNITED made a substitution. Hustaz Quijana replaced Alonzo Egun. VILLARREAL UNITED made a substitution. Yusuf Kaya replaced Pacôme Daire. VILLARREAL UNITED's Baraxil Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 65th minute of play. USA's Cassius Byrne got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Baraxil Sarrate made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute of the game Jacob May made a throw-in which Sam Campbell played forward. Baraxil Sarrate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Valentin Voicu sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. 95 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Voicu. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.