Challenge

MOUNTAIN ARENA
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Ertan Duman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gottfrid Hedström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. Monty Rogers took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gottfrid Hedström. Gottfrid Hedström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Ertan Duman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marco Day, 1-1. In the 22nd minute, Fotis Theofilopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 25 minutes of play, USA's Monty Rogers made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gottfrid Hedström was left in no man's land by his defense there! ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ray Atkins managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Raphael Moore in the 29 minute of the game. In the 30th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gottfrid Hedström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gottfrid Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gottfrid Hedström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. After the first half USA were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. Gottfrid Hedström 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 56th minute. Gottfrid Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ertan Duman in the 57th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Besim Vecdet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 60 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Besim Vecdet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gottfrid Hedström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 65th minute of the match. Gottfrid Hedström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Gottfrid Hedström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. With a little luck, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Gottfrid Hedström got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ertan Duman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Marco Day 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 Cao Jun Yan in the 80th minute of play. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Cao Jun Yan sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. Gottfrid Hedström made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Marco Baker sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Jun Yan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95thth minute of the game Cao Jun Yan 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. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.