Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kai Havertz got the match started through his kick off. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Havertz in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Bozkurt were awarded a corner. Philippe Albert went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Kai Havertz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bozkurt's Kai Havertz got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jenson Smith fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arda Göksel Yalman having to interfere. After a rather tough play, USA's Edward Mcdonald got a free kick in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's Kai Havertz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kai Havertz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Fabian Brown got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cassius Byrne. Arda Göksel Yalman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zach Harrison in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Monty Rogers. Arda Göksel Yalman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Mcdonald went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 32nd minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rdth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 34th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. 38 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of USA booed when Bozkurt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdi Kadıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orhun Eryaman kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Edward Mcdonald recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Arda Göksel Yalman. Edward Mcdonald showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 50th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda Göksel Yalman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arda Göksel Yalman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 54th minute of the match. After 54 minutes of play, USA's Cassius Byrne made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arda Göksel Yalman was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 70thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kai Havertzs short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Marco Day to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jenson Smith in the 77th minute of play. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 79th minute of play. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arda Göksel Yalman. Bozkurt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Bozkurt made a substitution. Muhammet Çetinel replaced Tomasz Laskowski. 88 minutes into the match, Emrullah Erboy notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. USA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.