Challenge

Ismet Pasa
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robert Percha kicked off to start the match. Şemsettin Tuyuğ 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 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 8 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robert Percha. Aykut Nadi hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes KOCAELİSPOR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. Robert Percha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save.

When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Monty Rogers sped through KOCAELİSPOR's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Şemsettin Tuyuğ. In the 60th match minute, KOCAELİSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ediz Tekdoğan to maneuver through the defense. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Aşır Zabit replaced Robert Percha. KOCAELİSPOR's Rafet Hazin was substituted for Ediz Tekdoğan. Şemsettin Tuyuğ 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 66th minute. KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save KOCAELİSPOR from getting a goal against them. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Şemsettin Tuyuğ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. When Aşır Zabit came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the KOCAELİSPOR 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 Aşır Zabit couldn't finish the play. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Aşır Zabit blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. 81 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Aşır Zabit came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sam Campbell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Aşır Zabit blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aşır Zabit 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. Şemsettin Tuyuğ made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. USA were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after KOCAELİSPOR's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jenson Smith took the corner. Marco Baker was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 89 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Aşır Zabit came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Aşır Zabit 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. USA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.