Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koby Wright kicked off to start the match. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Derman Soysaldı proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► from getting a goal against them. Matteo Mata scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jax Williamson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Jan Dixon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Derman Soysaldı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Dixon in the 11th minute. After a defensive mix-up in ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s zone, Richard Mccarthy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Derman Soysaldı came out of the goal and Richard Mccarthy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Rohan Watson in the 17th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Ovidio Argina. In the 19th minute Matteo Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jax Williamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Derman Soysaldı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Carter George came free, but Derman Soysaldı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jan Dixon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Derman Soysaldı was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Derman Soysaldı made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Jan Dixon sent off a good shot on target. 29 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Carter George came free, but Derman Soysaldı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matteo Mata, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Richard Mccarthy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canada's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Mccarthy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Derman Soysaldı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 33 minutes into the game, Canada's Jan Dixon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Derman Soysaldı made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Dixon in the 33rd minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Derman Soysaldı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matteo Mata in the 42nd minute of play. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata managed to work through Canada's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Matteo Mata dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 45 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Koby Wright came free, but Derman Soysaldı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Mustafa Yaşar Recai was substituted for Robert Dobbertin. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matteo Mata to make the kick off. Derman Soysaldı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carter George, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 57th minute ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were awarded a corner. Mustafa Yaşar Recai went to the cornerflag to take it. When Matteo Mata came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► 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 Matteo Mata couldn't finish the play. Theo Burton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Filip Edwards came free, but Derman Soysaldı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Derman Soysaldı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Edwards in the 69th minute of play. Derman Soysaldı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luka Harris in the 73rd minute of the match. Mariusz Fink could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Jax Williamson made a huge save. 77 minutes into the match, Canada's Carter George sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Derman Soysaldı narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Filip Edwards's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Derman Soysaldı was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matteo Mata in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jax Williamson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filip Edwards in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Derman Soysaldı saved ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► from getting behind. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Derman Soysaldı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Edwards in the 90th minute of play. In the 96th match minute, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Boniel to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle went the supporters of ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Canada side.