Challenge

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Lars Sundström fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Yin Yun Fan managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kurdistan's supporters rose to their feet, but Yin Yun Fan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 8 minutes, Lars Sundström managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdistan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lars Sundström was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaaddin Solskjær saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, FC Kurdistan's Fredric Hybbert dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lars Sundström got free with Marco Day in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lars Sundström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Yun Fan in the 26th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alaaddin Solskjær 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 29th minute. USA were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after FC Kurdistan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. Diego Bradley made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær managed to reach the ball for a save. Alaaddin Solskjær took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Keefer Carragher was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kurdistan's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Kurdistan's corner Keefer Carragher fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. Alaaddin Solskjær 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 35th minute. FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Alaaddin Solskjær. FC Kurdistan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iwan Kasiewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Iwan Kasiewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Edward Mcdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alaaddin Solskjær having to interfere. In the 55th minute Fredric Hybbert 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 58th minute, Lars Sundström 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. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Sundström in the 61st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alaaddin Solskjær saved FC Kurdistan from getting behind. FC Kurdistan's Elliot Nordgren was substituted for Lars Sundström. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Cassius Byrne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alaaddin Solskjær quite easily take care of the ball. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Nordgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Douglas Västberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Kurdistan's Jörgen Levander was substituted for Fredric Hybbert. In the 74th minute USA were awarded a corner. Monty Rogers went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Diego Bradley heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 81st 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 Monty Rogers couldn't finish the play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 84thth minute of the game Elliot Nordgren 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. After some careless play in the USA defense, Elliot Nordgren 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. In the 92nd minute, Khalid Parry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alaaddin Solskjær was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 97th minute, Sam Campbell made a precise shot to the right of Alaaddin Solskjær. FC Kurdistan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. The FC Kurdistan fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.