Challenge

Conqueror Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, The Conqueror's Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 朱辰彬, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cassius Byrne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yağızalp Sayyad. The Conqueror's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yağızalp Sayyad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uğur Akdurmuş's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Conqueror's goalkeeper Yağızalp Sayyad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner led USA's Cassius Byrne to fire away a dangerous shot which Yağızalp Sayyad despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 31stth minute of the game Uğur Akdurmuş who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 37 minutes into the match, USA's Cassius Byrne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yağızalp Sayyad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Uğur Akdurmuş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uğur Akdurmuş in the 43rd minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The Conqueror's Cenan Şennur was substituted for Armando Demario. Cassius Byrne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yağızalp Sayyad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jenson Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Cassius Byrne came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the USA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cassius Byrne couldn't finish the play. Cassius Byrne shot from long distance after 62 played minutes, a shot that Yağızalp Sayyad with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. 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. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Yağızalp Sayyad made a huge save. After some careless play in the USA defense, 朱辰彬 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. 80 minutes into the match, The Conqueror's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Yağızalp Sayyad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yağızalp Sayyad. The Conqueror's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. The Conqueror's Indrek Kabonen was substituted for Uğur Akdurmuş. In the 86th minute Indrek Kabonen 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. In the 89th minute, USA's Khalid Parry dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-4. The Conqueror's Yağızalp Sayyad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 93rd minute of play. Indrek Kabonen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. USA played a much better game than The Conqueror and deserved their victory. The The Conqueror players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.