Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kai Havertz kicked off to start the match. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Havertz in the 3rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman got control of the ball when Monty Rogers tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arda Göksel Yalman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Kai Havertz made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Kai Havertz scored 0-2 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Bozkurt from getting a goal against them. Ferdi Kadıoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 30th minute of play. In the 34th minute Kai Havertz 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 35th 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. Kai Havertz might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kai Havertz ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Havertz in the 36th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Havertz in the 37th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Ferdi Kadıoğlu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arda Göksel Yalman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 41st minute. Ferdi Kadıoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After 45 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Moore. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Kai Havertz sent off a good shot on target. 53 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. 56 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. 59 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Edward Mcdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arda Göksel Yalman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Bozkurt made a substitution. Emrullah Erboy replaced Ferdi Kadıoğlu. Bozkurt's Mustafa Hakan Sufi was substituted for Kai Havertz. 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 70th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Monty Rogers 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: 2-2. Mustafa Hakan Sufi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. 82 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman. Arda Göksel Yalman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. 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. 90 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mustafa Hakan Sufi. After 92 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Philippe Albert who took care of the corner kick. Arda Göksel Yalman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 93rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustafa Hakan Sufi got free with Marco Day in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee ended the match the USA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.