Challenge

Büyükçekmece Stadı
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne made the kick off and thus started the match. 8 minutes into the match, Büyükçekmece FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Erol Suer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Jan Persson 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 18th minute Jan Persson 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. Erol Suer 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 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Persson in the 25th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Büyükçekmece FC. defense, Cassius Byrne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erol Suer. The Büyükçekmece FC. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erol Suer should have stopped the shot. In the 37thth minute of the game Jan Persson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Erol Suer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute Jenson Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erol Suer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, Büyükçekmece FC. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikail Özil to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th match minute, Büyükçekmece FC. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Hug to maneuver through the defense. When Artem Strizhev fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Büyükçekmece FC.'s protests and gave Artem Strizhev a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes Büyükçekmece FC. got a freekick which was hit by Artem Strizhev. Erol Suer 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 the first half USA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Jan Persson made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Jan Persson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Persson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bishop Fazey in the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Büyükçekmece FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Erol Suer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erol Suer made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Raphael Moore made in the 62nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Edward Mcdonald immediately put the ball in play. With a little luck, Büyükçekmece FC.'s Erol Suer got control of the ball when Edward Mcdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erol Suer 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 a rather tough play, Büyükçekmece FC.'s Sergio Hug got a free kick in the 74th minute. Büyükçekmece FC. made a substitution. Emrah Baysoy replaced Alvar Vester. The supporters of USA booed when Büyükçekmece FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Hug didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erol Suer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erol Suer was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Sam Campbell capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sam Campbell really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The audience was convinced that Khalid Parry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erol Suer was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. When Jan Persson came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Büyükçekmece FC. 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 Jan Persson couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Büyükçekmece FC..