Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dayo Kafadarov kicked off to start the match. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Artur Bînciu made a huge save. In the 6th minute of the match, Monty Rogers tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Artur Bînciu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dayo Kafadarov might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dayo Kafadarov ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dayo Kafadarov in the 10th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Artur Bînciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi from getting a goal against them. When Jacob May came up free with the goalie in the 14th 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 Jacob May couldn't finish the play. Artur Bînciu made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Artur Bînciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi from getting a goal against them. Artur Bînciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 18th minute of play. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dayo Kafadarov went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Raphael Moore hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İstemihan Bekdemir in the 25th minute of play. With a little luck, SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Artur Bînciu got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. When SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Dayo Kafadarov in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dayo Kafadarov in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 39 minutes into the match, SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Dayo Kafadarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dayo Kafadarov scored 0-2 in the 39th 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 51st minute of play forced SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's goalkeeper Artur Bînciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dayo Kafadarov in the 53rd minute. Artur Bînciu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Artur Bînciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artur Bînciu. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 60th minute Dayo Kafadarov 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. Artur Bînciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Ramazan İlker was substituted for Dayo Kafadarov. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Alperen Tüzünalp was substituted for Zé Augusto Sena. In the 72nd match minute, SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Sena to maneuver through the defense. Artur Bînciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Artur Bînciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 76th minute of play. Zlatin Ibrahimović could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. When USA's Jenson Smith in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's goalie prevented a goal. When SarıKırmızı F.Akademisi's Zlatin Ibrahimović in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İstemihan Bekdemir, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 91st minute, Ramazan İlker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramazan İlker in the 94th minute of play. Jenson Smith hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.