Challenge

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Tomas Danilevičius started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mustafa Kemal 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 6th minute. USA's Diego Bradley was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mustafa Kemal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. At last the ball reached Diego Bradley at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of FK Mintis Vilnius. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 16th minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when İsrafil Yağız came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hubertas Dabkevičius was slow to take the kick. During this time FK Mintis Vilnius's players had a chance to rest. İsrafil Yağız could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Danilevičius in the 30th minute of play. Mustafa Kemal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 35th minute of the match. In the 46th match minute, FK Mintis Vilnius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Grimi to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 60th minute of play. FK Mintis Vilnius's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 61st minute. It was a well-played corner which İsrafil Yağız managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 63rd 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. FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save FK Mintis Vilnius from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsrafil Yağız in the 72nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Danilevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Danilevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Mustafa Kemal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 87th minute of play. Mustafa Kemal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 88th minute of the match. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 94th minute. USA's Jenson Smith was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mustafa Kemal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 96th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.