Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ray Ruth got the match started through his kick off. Kaptan Tevfik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Diego Bradley. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ray Ruth in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 16th minute of play forced Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's goalkeeper Sikstas Ferdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Koby Fletcher made in the 18th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Monty Rogers. Sikstas Ferdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 23rd minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match, Monty Rogers tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sikstas Ferdi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaptan Tevfik, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Sikstas Ferdi made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Sikstas Ferdi made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, USA's Sikstas Ferdi threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Monty Rogers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 45 minutes, Ray Ruth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ray Ruth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ray Ruth blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ray Ruth in the 52nd minute. Sikstas Ferdi 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 54th minute. In the 58th minute, Ray Ruth made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's Cabbar Müfit was substituted for Yiğit Can Sungur. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 72nd minute of play forced Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's goalkeeper Sikstas Ferdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Jacob May hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. After 73 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Jacob May. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Ray Ruth sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute Ruzgar Gibi Geçti were awarded a corner. Rómeó Julia went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 80th minute of play forced Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's goalkeeper Sikstas Ferdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sikstas Ferdi 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 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Ruzgar Gibi Geçti's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Sikstas Ferdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sikstas Ferdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 played minutes Ruzgar Gibi Geçti got a freekick which was hit by Kaptan Tevfik. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. In the 91st minute, Kaptan Tevfik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Mariusz Biskupiak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Jenson Smith couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ruzgar Gibi Geçti. In the 95th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sikstas Ferdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.