Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eddy Worrall kicked off to start the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Worrall in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute of the match Jonathan Livingston ⚜️ got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Birkan Cam ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 12th minute Halim Tetiker 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. In the 13th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafer Demirsah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy Worrall, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Cafer Demirsah made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute, Josep Miquelarena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jonathan Livingston ⚜️ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 28th minute Halim Tetiker 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. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy Worrall, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Cafer Demirsah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 33rd minute of play forced Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s goalkeeper Cafer Demirsah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. The attack was good, but when Monty Rogers in the 34th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Bilgin Sökmen was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 36 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Jonathan Livingston ⚜️ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! Cafer Demirsah had in the 37thth minute some difficulties stopping Cassius Byrne's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 37 minutes of play, USA's Cassius Byrne made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cafer Demirsah was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s Cafer Demirsah got control of the ball when Monty Rogers tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafer Demirsah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Josep Miquelarena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Josep Miquelarena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute, USA's Monty Rogers dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s Cafer Demirsah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 54th minute of play. Cafer Demirsah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddy Worrall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eddy Worrall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute of play forced Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s goalkeeper Cafer Demirsah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cafer Demirsah didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Monty Rogers went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 77th minute, Sam Campbell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Josep Miquelarena struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jonathan Livingston ⚜️. Khalid Parry took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cafer Demirsah. Cafer Demirsah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Marco Baker hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 94 minutes of play, Jonathan Livingston ⚜️'s Eddy Worrall made it 6-2 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! There was no doubt that USA were the better team. USA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.