Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. Lütfü Öktemer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lütfü Öktemer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MARAZZINO's Svetomir Maier managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Diego Bradley in the 9 minute of the game. Lütfü Öktemer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Lütfü Öktemer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 19th minute of play. Lütfü Öktemer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 21st minute of the match. Lütfü Öktemer was a little too slow when Monty Rogers got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Lütfü Öktemer in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Lütfü Öktemer managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when USA's Edward Mcdonald fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. MARAZZINO's attentive Dacian Zburliş managed to snatch the ball when Jacob May made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Claudiu Răducanu came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Claudiu Răducanu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, MARAZZINO's Claudiu Răducanu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Lütfü Öktemer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 62nd minute of the match. Lütfü Öktemer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 63rd minute of the match. MARAZZINO's Arman Miran was substituted for İshak Kurhan. 69 minutes into the match, MARAZZINO's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Lütfü Öktemer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Moore made in the 71st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jacob May however managed to control. After a rather tough play, MARAZZINO's Baran Fırıncıoğlu got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Lütfü Öktemer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Raphael Moore got a throw-in 79 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sam Campbell. 80 minutes into the match, Zach Harrison notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of MARAZZINO's Lütfü Öktemer. Lütfü Öktemer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. MARAZZINO made a substitution. Darío Benedetto replaced Mieszko Pilsudski. MARAZZINO's Mustafa Anıl Öveç was substituted for Dacian Zburliş. Lütfü Öktemer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 86th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Claudiu Răducanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. MARAZZINO's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudiu Răducanu 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. After 89 minutes of play, USA's Khalid Parry made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lütfü Öktemer was left in no man's land by his defense there! 96 minutes into the match, Khalid Parry notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of MARAZZINO's Lütfü Öktemer. Lütfü Öktemer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There was no doubt that USA were the better team. USA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.