Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matteo Mata in the 3rd minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matteo Mata in the 5th minute of the match. Derman Soysaldı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matteo Mata recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 13th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the game, Diego Bradley threw the ball into play from the sideline. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Ovidio Argina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Matteo Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Edward Mcdonald came up free with the goalie in the 20th 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 Edward Mcdonald couldn't finish the play. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata. But to his dismay, Matteo Mata quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Matteo Mata blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matteo Mata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Derman Soysaldı, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Derman Soysaldı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 37th minute of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Matteo Mata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 40 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Matteo Mata came free, but Marco Day 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 Sacit Övünç in the 45th minute of play. Derman Soysaldı 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 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Derman Soysaldı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. USA were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. Derman Soysaldı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. After 59 minutes ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. Derman Soysaldı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 66th minute of play. When ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Derman Soysaldı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 74th minute of the match. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matteo Mata's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. The ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 83rd minute, Khalid Parry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Derman Soysaldı was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Sacit Övünç's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sacit Övünç helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Sacit Övünç hit a great ball. Leopoldo Boniel hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Derman Soysaldı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jenson Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant USA side.