Challenge

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, USA's Cassius Byrne made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Buturugã was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgür Özbay in the 11th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Sulo Montaña fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marco Day, passed just outside the right post. 15 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. George Buturugã made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Ahmet Hamdi Ortan kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. George Buturugã came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Monty Rogers. But to his dismay, Monty Rogers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 34th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buturugã saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cassius Byrne came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the USA 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 Cassius Byrne couldn't finish the play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sulo Montaña in the 39th minute of play. Sulo Montaña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sulo Montaña got free with Marco Day in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sulo Montaña got in the 40th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Marco Day handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cassius Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Buturugã having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sulo Montaña to make the kick off. George Buturugã made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. George Buturugã showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 71 minutes into the match, LOI's goalkeeper George Buturugã had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. George Buturugã showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but George Buturugã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sulo Montaña in the 78th minute of play. After 78 minutes of play, LOI's Sulo Montaña made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! LOI's Metin Semi was substituted for Kaan Öztanır. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. LOI's Tayyip Taylan was substituted for Ahmet Hamdi Ortan. Sam Campbell's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, George Buturugã skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 90 minutes of play, USA's Marco Baker made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Buturugã was left in no man's land by his defense there! George Buturugã made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jenson Smith in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Kerimhan Cevher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Kerimhan Cevher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than LOI.