Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benedykt Lanczak kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Benedykt Lanczak 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 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedykt Lanczak in the 7th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Onur-Recep Kıvrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute, Benedykt Lanczak made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Mikayıl Malişov came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikayıl Malişov couldn't finish the play. Onur-Recep Kıvrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 22nd minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedykt Lanczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's goal looked a bit too open when Jenson Smith came free, but Onur-Recep Kıvrak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's Onur-Recep Kıvrak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 35th minute of play forced Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's goalkeeper Onur-Recep Kıvrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's Onur-Recep Kıvrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 36th minute of play. In the 44th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mikayıl Malişov took the corner.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. 67 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Onur-Recep Kıvrak. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Monty Rogers scored 2-3 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Onur-Recep Kıvrak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 77th minute of play forced Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's goalkeeper Onur-Recep Kıvrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Onur-Recep Kıvrak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Onur-Recep Kıvrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 80th minute of the match. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 83rd minute of the match USA got a corner. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jenson Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. USA's Khalid Parry was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Onur-Recep Kıvrak in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jenson Smith hit a great ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Jie Wei in the 85th minute of play. When Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's Deng Jie Wei in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Marco Baker scored 3-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Onur-Recep Kıvrak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Onur-Recep Kıvrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 95th minute of play. USA's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Deng Jie Wei 97 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-4. When the final whistle went the supporters of Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant USA side.