Challenge

Tarlabasi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. Kylian Charreton's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kylian Charreton helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Taşçıspor getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Kylian Charreton hit a great ball. Tony Githinji Muhoho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Githinji Muhoho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Taşçıspor's Kylian Charreton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the USA defense, Kylian Charreton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. Taşçıspor's Tony Githinji Muhoho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 9th minute of play. Monty Rogers scored 1-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tony Githinji Muhoho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 26 minutes into the match, Taşçıspor's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Tony Githinji Muhoho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Tony Githinji Muhoho. Taşçıspor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Tony Githinji Muhoho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 32nd minute of the match. Edward Mcdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Tony Githinji Muhoho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitchell Godwin in the 39th minute of play. Monty Rogers struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Tony Githinji Muhoho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. After the first half USA were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Taşçıspor's Mustafa Jamil was substituted for Çakabey Sirer. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kylian Charreton to make the kick off. Cassius Byrnes short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Tony Githinji Muhoho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tony Githinji Muhoho made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Charreton, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Tony Githinji Muhoho in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kylian Charreton scored 2-2 in the 67th 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. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Charreton 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. In the 74th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Githinji Muhoho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Taşçıspor's Mitchell Godwin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. 79 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Mitchell Godwin came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Taşçıspor's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Tony Githinji Muhoho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Monty Rogers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Tony Githinji Muhoho when he managed to save the team from getting behind. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Taşçıspor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jenson Smith was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. Taşçıspor's Tony Githinji Muhoho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Taşçıspor from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute USA were awarded a corner. Jenson Smith went to the cornerflag to take it. Taşçıspor's Mehmet Ülmen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Day in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Tony Githinji Muhoho made a huge save. Tony Githinji Muhoho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 94th minute of the match. Marco Baker was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. USA's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Taşçıspor had won, even though USA had held more of the ball.