Challenge

Barut arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. Ahmet Ege Yalaz 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 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 5th minute of play forced Sarı kaya FK's goalkeeper Ahmet Ege Yalaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sarı kaya FK's Ahmet Ege Yalaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Balesio Zabalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafim Mangueira in the 10th minute of play. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Mangueira in the 14th minute of play. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kent Drake in the 24th minute. Sarı kaya FK's Ahmet Ege Yalaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 31st minute of play. Serafim Mangueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. In the 40th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Ege Yalaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Kent Drake stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Kent Drake tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 Hayrettin Yaşam stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Serafim Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Ahmet Ege Yalaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ahmet Ege Yalaz came out and tried to block the shot, but Cassius Byrne slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 54th minute. Ahmet Ege Yalaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jenson Smith in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Ege Yalaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hayrettin Yaşam in the 64th minute of play. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. The corner went over the outstretched arms of USA's goalie and right to Ahmet Haşim Çelikkan. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. USA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 69th minute, Allan Sandström 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. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Sandström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sarı kaya FK's Kent Drake got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Ahmet Ege Yalaz in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Hayrettin Yaşam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Allan Sandström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Allan Sandström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jenson Smith could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Ahmet Ege Yalaz made a huge save. USA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.