Challenge

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomas Danilevičius got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, FK Mintis Vilnius's Hubertas Dabkevičius got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 7 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Edward Mcdonald. The audience was convinced that İsrafil Yağız's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. 11 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. In the 13th minute, Monty Rogers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mustafa Kemal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. İsrafil Yağız scored 1-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 19 played minutes, FK Mintis Vilnius's Hubertas Dabkevičius shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marco Day came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK Mintis Vilnius reached it. Jenson Smith hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Mustafa Kemal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, İsrafil Yağız dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marco Day, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Danilevičius in the 33rd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Hubertas Dabkevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mustafa Kemal 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 34th minute. Tomas Danilevičius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Mustafa Kemal made a huge save. 54 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. Fabian Brown charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabian Brown the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubertas Dabkevičius in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, FK Mintis Vilnius's Mustafa Kemal got control of the ball when Monty Rogers tried to sneak it across the goal line. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 61st minute. Tomas Danilevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Monty Rogers recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd minute, Monty Rogers 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. If Jacob May had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. After 86 minutes, İsrafil Yağız mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FK Mintis Vilnius and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, FK Mintis Vilnius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsrafil Yağız to maneuver through the defense. Mustafa Kemal was a little too slow when Marco Baker got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 2-2. Marco Baker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Mustafa Kemal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FK Mintis Vilnius succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though USA had controlled the match.