Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. 7 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. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Arda Göksel Yalman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right 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 12th minute. USA's Diego Bradley was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arda Göksel Yalman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Arda Göksel Yalman made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Arda Göksel Yalman made a huge save. Arda Göksel Yalman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Monty Rogers's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arda Göksel Yalman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. With a little luck, Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 41st minute of play. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kai Havertz in the 44th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 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 Cassius Byrne. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kai Havertz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Kai Havertz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Kai Havertz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 54th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Jenson Smith came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jenson Smith in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute, Cassius Byrne 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: 2-0. Bozkurt's Muhammet Çetinel was substituted for Tomasz Laskowski. In the 71st minute Emrullah Erboy 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 73rd minute of the match Bozkurt 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. Philippe Albert ran over to the corner to take the kick. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 74th minute of play. Orhun Eryaman hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Arda Göksel Yalman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Emrullah Erboy 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. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 85th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Yalman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mustafa Hakan Sufi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Olgierd Literski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arda Göksel Yalman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Baker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.