Challenge

Hisar Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silviano Huilcaman kicked off to start the match. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Şakir Okcan sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Su Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edvin Lundgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne 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 Su Zhen in the 11th minute of play. Şakir Okcan got in the 13th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Marco Day handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Edvin Lundgren 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 15th minute. 22 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Şakir Okcan. Edvin Lundgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, HİSAR's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Edvin Lundgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Şakir Okcan managed to get in a good position for a shot. HİSAR's supporters rose to their feet, but Şakir Okcan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Su Zhen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. HİSAR's Edvin Lundgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save HİSAR from getting a goal against them. Edvin Lundgren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Siro Ugaitz was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of HİSAR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of USA:s goal. After some careless play in the HİSAR defense, Cassius Byrne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edvin Lundgren. The HİSAR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edvin Lundgren should have stopped the shot. In the 66thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HİSAR's Edvin Lundgren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Zhen in the 67th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Zhen in the 67th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. HİSAR's Edvin Lundgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jenson Smith in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Lundgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, HİSAR's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Edvin Lundgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Edvin Lundgren in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. HİSAR's Edvin Lundgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 78th minute of play. If Silviano Huilcaman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. HİSAR's Béla Hamvas was substituted for Şakir Okcan. 86 minutes into the game, Su Zhen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HİSAR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. A collision led to HİSAR getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Su Zhen hit a great ball. Marco Baker succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 87th playminute. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by HİSAR's Güvenç Deveci. But to his dismay, Güvenç Deveci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 97th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin Lundgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA played a much better game than HİSAR and deserved their victory. The HİSAR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.