Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Tosh Roebuck fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bangladesh's protests and gave Tosh Roebuck a yellow card for diving instead. After 3 played minutes Bangladesh got a freekick which was hit by Tosh Roebuck. In the 4th minute of the match Tomás Quintun shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Matt Doughty showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 5th match minute, Bangladesh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Crane to maneuver through the defense. Matt Doughty made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Valle in the 9th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Washington Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bangladesh's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mickey Beckwith in the 24th minute. After taking down the ball on Bangladesh's corner Mickey Beckwith fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carmelo Abajas quite easily take care of the ball. Carmelo Abajas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christopher Nethercoat's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Bangladesh's goal looked a bit too open when Albertino Bezerra came free, but Matt Doughty reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kirk Godfrey in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carmelo Abajas saved Proson FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodosio De Silva in the 45th minute of play forced Bangladesh's goalkeeper Matt Doughty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kirk Godfrey was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Christopher Nethercoat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carmelo Abajas was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Albertino Bezerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Matt Doughty made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Proson FC's zone, Kirk Godfrey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carmelo Abajas came out of the goal and Kirk Godfrey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Proson FC's Washington Furtado got a free kick in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Proson FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christopher Nethercoat came free, but Carmelo Abajas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Kirk Godfrey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carmelo Abajas. Proson FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kirk Godfrey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Saturnino Gaskon got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 81st minute, Elpidio Koldobika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute of the match Patrick Crane sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carmelo Abajas skillfully saved the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodosio De Silva got free with Matt Doughty in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 90 minutes of play, Bangladesh's Christopher Nethercoat made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carmelo Abajas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Matt Doughty made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Gaskon in the 94th minute of play. Bangladesh's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.