RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Arif Ozan Oğuztan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arif Ozan Oğuztan 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 8th minute. Cadfan Cornell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eufrasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Monty Rogers might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arif Ozan Oğuztan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Monty Rogers ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 18th minute Carlos Eufrasio 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 19th minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Cadfan Cornell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Cadfan Cornell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arrecifes's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hipolito Laurendi in the 29th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan. Arif Ozan Oğuztan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36th minute, Cassius Byrne 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. In the 41stth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arif Ozan Oğuztan made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. 46 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Hipolito Laurendi came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 48 minutes, Monty Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Monty Rogers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Cadfan Cornell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edward Mcdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Arif Ozan Oğuztan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Arif Ozan Oğuztan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Eufrasio in the 59th minute. Carlos Eufrasio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Arrecifes's Cirilo Ritchie was substituted for Cadfan Cornell. Arrecifes made a substitution. Natanael Matorin replaced Hipolito Laurendi. Cirilo Ritchie took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Arif Ozan Oğuztan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Arrecifes were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Modesto Gipuzkoa took the corner. Arif Ozan Oğuztan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Ritchie in the 84th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Ozan Oğuztan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 87th minute of the match. Cirilo Ritchie struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrecifes. 91 minutes into the match, Cirilo Ritchie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Ritchie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When Kevin De Bruyne fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrecifes's protests and gave Kevin De Bruyne a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Arrecifes's Kevin De Bruyne got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Arrecifes had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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