Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's Benedykt Lanczak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 5th minute of play forced Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's goalkeeper Onur-Recep Kıvrak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Onur-Recep Kıvrak came out and tried to block the shot, but Cassius Byrne slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 7th minute. Benedykt Lanczak might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedykt Lanczak ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedykt Lanczak, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's Benedykt Lanczak. But to his dismay, Benedykt Lanczak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Ediz Tanbolat'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. Ediz Tanbolat helped the player get up and apologised. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Ediz Tanbolat hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After having played for 18 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. In the 20th minute, Benedykt Lanczak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Onur-Recep Kıvrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Onur-Recep Kıvrak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Marco Baker scored 2-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Onur-Recep Kıvrak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's goalkeeper Onur-Recep Kıvrak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Baker. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's Onur-Recep Kıvrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 41st minute of play. Onur-Recep Kıvrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Baker in the 42nd minute of the match.

The wind increased when Marco Baker made the kick off in the second half. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ's Onur-Recep Kıvrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 52nd minute of play. After 56 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Diego Bradley. After having played for 60 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. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ made a substitution. Deng Jie Wei replaced Benedykt Lanczak. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ made a substitution. Ahmet Harun Siraceddin replaced Mikayıl Malişov. Deng Jie Wei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. USA's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Deng Jie Wei 68 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Deng Jie Wei kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marco Day. That made the score 2-4 in the 71 minute of play. Marco Day was a little too slow when Deng Jie Wei got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 2-5. After a rather tough play, USA's Raphael Moore got a free kick in the 78th minute. The supporters of Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Moore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Onur-Recep Kıvrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Baker in the 86th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deng Jie Wei got free with Marco Day in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Onur-Recep Kıvrak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Baker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Deng Jie Wei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Onur-Recep Kıvrak came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Khalid Parry. But to his dismay, Khalid Parry quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-5. Kᴇᴛᴇɴçᴀʏɪʀ were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over USA's much stronger midfield.