Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arkın Öğüç blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Mämmädbağır Svensson 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 7th minute. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK's Mämmädbağır Svensson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK from getting a goal against them. Edward Mcdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mämmädbağır Svensson having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Arkın Öğüç cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arkın Öğüç, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Mämmädbağır Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 31st minute of the match. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arkın Öğüç in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ma Yun Kun came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mämmädbağır Svensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 44th minute of play. If Arkın Öğüç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arkın Öğüç stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkın Öğüç got free with Marco Day in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mämmädbağır Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 55th minute of the match. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Ma Yun Kun sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of USA booed when Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicholas Bokvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicholas Bokvist stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of USA's defenders and the ball went out. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. In the 59th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mämmädbağır Svensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joakim Forss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 61 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Forss came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute Joakim Forss 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mämmädbağır Svensson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mämmädbağır Svensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK defense, Jacob May kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mämmädbağır Svensson. The Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mämmädbağır Svensson should have stopped the shot. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Ivan Turina´s ☆ Väddö AIK made a substitution. Lin Tian Nan replaced Arkın Öğüç. In the 94th minute Marco Baker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mämmädbağır Svensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.