Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Ceferino Gorri made the kick off and thus started the match. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's attentive Glenn Houghton managed to snatch the ball when Diego Bradley made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the USA defense, Ceferino Gorri 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. 15 minutes into the game, Diego Bradley threw the ball into play from the sideline. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Glenn Houghton quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 18 minutes into the match, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Nizam Şafak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Nihat Ilıca notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nizam Şafak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 23rd minute of the match. Nizam Şafak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nihat Ilıca in the 29th 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 Ceferino Gorri in the 31st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Nizam Şafak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Nihat Ilıca got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ceferino Gorri hit a great ball. Ceferino Gorri hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. A collision led to KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Abelardo Perutxo hit a great ball. In the 47th minute, Nihat Ilıca 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. The USA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS were winning 0-2.

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. In the 53rd match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 61 minutes, Edward Mcdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Mcdonald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nizam Şafak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 69th minute of the match. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Nizam Şafak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cezmi Taşkınay struck a weak shot in the 75th 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 KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS made a substitution. Orçun Halıcı replaced Celalettin Çalımbay. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cezmi Taşkınay's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Nizam Şafak. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. In the 86th minute Cezmi Taşkınay 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. Nizam Şafak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Baker, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Marco Baker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nizam Şafak having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see USA lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.