Challenge

Büyükçekmece Stadı
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. If Jan Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Persson in the 2nd minute of play. Erol Suer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Büyükçekmece FC.'s Augustin Bogdan got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erol Suer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Persson came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Büyükçekmece FC.'s Erol Suer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 16th minute of play. If Jan Persson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 21 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Persson came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, USA's Diego Bradley got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Marco Day was a little too slow when Jan Persson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 1-1. 27 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Erol Suer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 32nd match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jenson Smith to maneuver through the defense. Erol Suer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 38th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 39th minute of play forced Büyükçekmece FC.'s goalkeeper Erol Suer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvar Vester charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alvar Vester the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Büyükçekmece FC. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvar Vester to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 42 minutes into the game, when Augustin Bogdan put in a rough tackle. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Büyükçekmece FC.'s Erol Suer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Büyükçekmece FC. from getting a goal against them. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Büyükçekmece FC.'s Jan Persson. But to his dismay, Jan Persson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Erol Suer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jenson Smith in the 59th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erol Suer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 61 in the game by Cassius Byrne from a close distance when the talented Erol Suer managed to make a qualified save. Büyükçekmece FC.'s players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 66th minute of play forced Büyükçekmece FC.'s goalkeeper Erol Suer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Jan Persson 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. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Persson went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Büyükçekmece FC.'s Emrah Baysoy was substituted for Baba Babayaro. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Büyükçekmece FC. made a substitution. Ertaç Kalagay replaced Alvar Vester. Erol Suer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Persson in the 77th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Sam Campbell reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Erol Suer. The goal made the score 3-4. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. The corner led to USA's Jacob May getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 87th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erol Suer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Jenson Smith made a precise shot to the right of Erol Suer. Büyükçekmece FC.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-5. Büyükçekmece FC.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Khalid Parry scored to the left of an out of position Erol Suer, making the score, 3-6. USA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.