Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ertan Duman kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 6th minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Gottfrid Hedström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Gottfrid Hedström in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gottfrid Hedström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Besim Vecdet, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Besim Vecdet in the 12th minute of play. Gottfrid Hedström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 14th minute. Gottfrid Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 17th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ertan Duman in the 24th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Cassius Byrne could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Gottfrid Hedström however easily saved by the left post. 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 33rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalie and right to Jacob May. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Gottfrid Hedström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 36th minute of the match. Gottfrid Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 36th minute of play. Gottfrid Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 39th minute of play. With his leg Gottfrid Hedström managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when USA's Cassius Byrne fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Vecdet came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ertan Duman, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ertan Duman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marco Day. Marco Day yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ibn Serkan was substituted for Oliver Bogren. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Stasio Plachetka was substituted for Besim Vecdet. Stasio Plachetka took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Gottfrid Hedström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 76th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gottfrid Hedström. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. In the 83rd minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gottfrid Hedström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cao Jun Yan in the 88th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stasio Plachetka in the 89th minute of play. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Gottfrid Hedström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Baker in the 95th minute of play. Although USA had been in control for most of the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ still came away with the win.