Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erwin van den Brink kicked off to start the match. A nice corner shot did that Cassius Byrne got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anders Gade quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The attack was good, but when Jacob May in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Anders Gade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play. Anders Gade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 played minutes Dolinka FK got a freekick which was hit by Olaf Kaider. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwin van den Brink in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Dolinka FK's goalkeeper Anders Gade had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Cassius Byrne who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Anders Gade when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When USA's Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dolinka FK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 31st minute, Cassius Byrne reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Anders Gade. The goal made the score 1-0. 37 minutes into the game, Erwin van den Brink cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Utkan Özçin hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Anders Gade made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Edward Mcdonald sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Dolinka FK's Anders Gade got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. Cassius Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anders Gade having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of play forced Dolinka FK's goalkeeper Anders Gade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Dolinka FK's Erwin van den Brink dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. In the 61st minute of the match USA got a corner. Dolinka FK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. Anders Gade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dolinka FK's goalkeeper Anders Gade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, USA's Cassius Byrne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anders Gade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anders Gade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dolinka FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Monty Rogers was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Jacob May fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Anders Gade quite easily take care of the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Anders Gade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 81 minutes into the match, Dolinka FK's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Anders Gade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Baltazar Moreira sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute, Sam Campbell 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. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Utkan Özçin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Utkan Özçin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute, Utkan Özçin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sam Campbell in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anders Gade saved Dolinka FK from getting behind. USA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Dolinka FK for a fine match.