Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lars Sundström made the kick off which started today's match. Edward Mcdonald took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alaaddin Solskjær. Alaaddin Solskjær dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save FC Kurdistan from getting a goal against them. Fredric Hybbert's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 14th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute Fredric Hybbert 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. If Iwan Kasiewski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Sundström in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 26th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Keefer Carragher who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Keefer Carragher got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Roni Ronaldinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Roni Ronaldinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alaaddin Solskjær made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 30th minute of play. Yin Yun Fan struck a weak shot in the 31st 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 FC Kurdistan. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alaaddin Solskjær was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. With a little luck, FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Keefer Carragher was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kurdistan's players had a chance to rest. In the 40th minute, Iwan Kasiewski made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 46th minute, Iwan Kasiewski 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. Lars Sundström's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Marco Day skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yin Yun Fan in the 56th minute. In the last second Marco Day throw himself and got hold of the ball when Lars Sundström in the 57thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Iwan Kasiewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Elliot Nordgren replaced Lars Sundström. Alaaddin Solskjær showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 68th minute of the match. FC Kurdistan's Alaaddin Solskjær played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's Fredric Hybbert sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sam Campbell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alaaddin Solskjær read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. FC Kurdistan's Jörgen Levander was substituted for Fredric Hybbert. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. FC Kurdistan's Ubaldo Ritchie was substituted for Roni Ronaldinho. After 87 minutes FC Kurdistan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jenson Smith who took care of the corner kick. The corner led USA's Khalid Parry to a score. 2-2 in the 87th minute. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elliot Nordgren in the 90th minute of play. FC Kurdistan were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Keefer Carragher took the corner. Keefer Carragher made a great header on FC Kurdistan's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. Alaaddin Solskjær 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 94th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.