Challenge

CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Levan Dost got the match started through his kick off. Farid Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 12th minute of play. If Levan Dost had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levan Dost in the 13th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Mondragon was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 14thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Farid Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of the match. Levan Dost might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Levan Dost ran back to his position shaking his head. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levan Dost in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Farid Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Farid Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 35th minute of play. Cassius Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farid Mondragon having to interfere. Macit Okutan hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, USA's Cassius Byrne tried to score from far away in the 42nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Farid Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Cassius Byrne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's İbrahim Kerdiğe got a free kick in the 56th minute. Monty Rogers scored 0-3 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Farid Mondragon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paolo Golts kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cihangir Türkol in the 68th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Monty Rogers was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. Jenson Smith was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. With an all-out effort, USA's Farid Mondragon threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Monty Rogers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levan Dost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the game, Fabian Brown was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. USA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB the free kick. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Fabian Brown hit a great ball. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Xacintu, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 81st minute Leonides Xacintu 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. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB made a substitution. Ahmet Ozan Batıkan replaced Vincent Kompany. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Ferit Yerlikaya was substituted for Ahmet Sedat Umut. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Levan Dost took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Jacobo Refugio heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Leonides Xacintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the game, Marco Baker recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Farid Mondragon. Marco Baker showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. When the match was over USA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB throughout the match.