Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 7th minute of the match. Fredric Hybbert scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yin Yun Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute Yin Yun Fan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 25th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Sundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 37 played minutes FC Kurdistan got a freekick which was hit by Erhard Esbo. In the 39th minute Lars Sundström 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. In the 40th minute Yin Yun Fan 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lars Sundström made a kick off. In the 50th match minute, FC Kurdistan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredric Hybbert to maneuver through the defense. Lars Sundström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 58th minute of the match. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Iwan Kasiewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Lars Sundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Alaaddin Solskjær didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Mcdonald went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. FC Kurdistan's Jörgen Levander was substituted for Fredric Hybbert. Elliot Nordgren's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marco Day firmly grabbed it by the left post. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Sam Campbell scored 2-2 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alaaddin Solskjær, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Jörgen Levander got free in front of the goal in the 85th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Marco Day was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 89th minute of the match, Jörgen Levander got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marco Day was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 93 minutes of play, USA's Zach Harrison made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alaaddin Solskjær was left in no man's land by his defense there! When USA's Sam Campbell in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Kurdistan's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The USA fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Kurdistan had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.