Challenge

Stadion Radlin
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Talha Mertkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Talha Mertkal. Kolonia Radlin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Talha Mertkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, 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 15th minute of play. Marek Bergkamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Talha Mertkal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cassius Byrne went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Talha Mertkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rdth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kolonia Radlin's Talha Mertkal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. USA were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Kolonia Radlin's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Diego Bradley fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Talha Mertkal quite easily take care of the ball. Talha Mertkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kazimierz Iwanowski. 28 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Talha Mertkal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 31st minute of play forced Kolonia Radlin's goalkeeper Talha Mertkal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teobald Ludwa. 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 36th minute of play. If Marek Bergkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Talha Mertkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 42nd minute of play. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 43rd minute. After 46 played minutes Kolonia Radlin got a freekick which was hit by Kazimierz Iwanowski.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marek Bergkamp to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Kazimierz Iwanowski 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. Kolonia Radlin's Talha Mertkal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Kolonia Radlin from getting a goal against them. In the 58th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Kolonia Radlin's Teobald Ludwa. But to his dismay, Teobald Ludwa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Teobald Ludwa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Kolonia Radlin getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Feliks Marek hit a great ball. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Monty Rogers in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Talha Mertkal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute of the match USA got a corner. Kolonia Radlin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Monty Rogers ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led USA's Edward Mcdonald to a score. 1-4 in the 74th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marek Bergkamp in the 80th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Bergkamp in the 83rd minute of the match. After 83 played minutes Kolonia Radlin got a freekick which was hit by Teobald Ludwa. When Teobald Ludwa came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Kolonia Radlin 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 Teobald Ludwa couldn't finish the play. Kolonia Radlin's Talha Mertkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 93rd minute of play. Marco Baker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Talha Mertkal having to interfere. USA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.