Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ali Kağan Kaya started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Kolonia Radlin's Talha Mertkal got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cassius Byrne might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Talha Mertkal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cassius Byrne ran back to his position shaking his head. Monty Rogers took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Talha Mertkal. Talha Mertkal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 14th minute of the game Raphael Moore made a throw-in which Cassius Byrne played forward. In the 17th minute Jenson Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Talha Mertkal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Talha Mertkal made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Monty Rogers sent off a good shot on target. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Kolonia Radlin's Tolek Brzeszczak got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Cassius Byrne might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Talha Mertkal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cassius Byrne ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Marek Bergkamp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kolonia Radlin's supporters rose to their feet, but Marek Bergkamp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edward Mcdonalds short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Talha Mertkal to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of USA booed when Kolonia Radlin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kazimierz Iwanowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Talha Mertkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 35th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Kolonia Radlin's goalkeeper Talha Mertkal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. After a rather tough play, Kolonia Radlin's Zbigniew Soroka got a free kick in the 44th minute.

Kolonia Radlin's Talha Mertkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 50th minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Koby Fletcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marek Bergkamp in the 53rd minute of play. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 55th minute of play. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marek Bergkamp's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Kolonia Radlin were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marek Bergkamp took the corner. The corner ended in Kazimierz Iwanowski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. Monty Rogers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marek Bergkamp in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Kağan Kaya came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. After 73 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marek Bergkamp who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Marek Bergkamp got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 75th minute of play forced Kolonia Radlin's goalkeeper Talha Mertkal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marek Bergkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 80th minute of play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. The crowd rose to their feet as Ali Kağan Kaya kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marco Day. That made the score 1-2 in the 85 minute of play. In the 89th match minute, Kolonia Radlin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Kağan Kaya to maneuver through the defense. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sam Campbell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Talha Mertkal was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Jacob May got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sam Campbell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Talha Mertkal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kolonia Radlin were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over USA's much stronger midfield.