Challenge

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Lemi Uğurlubey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 9th minute of the match. Olaf Babicki hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from D.J. 赵云, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Erhan Ascı tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Gothic Souls's Levent Itzov 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, 1-0. D.J. 赵云 might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. D.J. 赵云 ran back to his position shaking his head. D.J. 赵云's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marco Day firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when D.J. 赵云 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, D.J. 赵云 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gothic Souls's supporters rose to their feet, but D.J. 赵云 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. In the 34thth minute of the game Erhan Ascı 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. In the 36th minute D.J. 赵云 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. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 46th 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Erhan Ascı made the kick off in the second half. Erhan Ascı struck a weak shot in the 54th 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 Gothic Souls. Gothic Souls made a substitution. Ege Nesip replaced Erdinç Sarıalp. After 62 played minutes Gothic Souls got a freekick which was hit by Erdinç Sarıalp. 64 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Tamer Özgu came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Filomeno Olivos made a great header on Gothic Souls's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. Gothic Souls made a substitution. Aytek İmar replaced Tamer Özgu. 75 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goalkeeper Lemi Uğurlubey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. Gothic Souls's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Sam Campbell scored to the left of an out of position Lemi Uğurlubey, making the score, 2-1. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling D.J. 赵云 in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erhan Ascı in the 85th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olaf Babicki hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Lemi Uğurlubey in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Zach Harrison hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erhan Ascı in the 93rd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Gothic Souls's D.J. 赵云 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, 3-1. Many of USA's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. USA may have spent more time on the ball, but Gothic Souls were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.