Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Carlos Eufrasio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arrecifes's goalkeeper Arif Ozan Oğuztan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 11th minute Cirilo Ritchie 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cirilo Ritchie in the 17th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Arif Ozan Oğuztan in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes into the game, Arrecifes's Cirilo Ritchie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Carlos Eufrasio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Cirilo Ritchie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. In the 32nd minute Cirilo Ritchie 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. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Eufrasio in the 36th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Jacob May got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arif Ozan Oğuztan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Carlos Eufrasio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Raphael Moore hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Arrecifes's Kevin De Bruyne got a free kick in the 46th minute. With an all-out effort, USA's Arif Ozan Oğuztan threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Monty Rogers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Eufrasio to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Cirilo Ritchie took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Marco Day to make any attempt to save it. Arif Ozan Oğuztan 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 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jenson Smith in the 57th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Arif Ozan Oğuztan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cirilo Ritchie might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cirilo Ritchie 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 Cirilo Ritchie, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute Jacob May shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Eufrasio in the 64th minute of the match. Arrecifes made a substitution. Cadfan Cornell replaced Carlos Eufrasio. Felipe Senon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Arif Ozan Oğuztan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 79th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Arif Ozan Oğuztan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 85th minute. 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 90th minute. Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of play. Arrecifes 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.