Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. Zach Harrison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Yağızalp Sayyad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yağızalp Sayyad made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uğur Akdurmuş in the 9th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yağızalp Sayyad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. After 10 played minutes The Conqueror got a freekick which was hit by Indrek Kabonen. Yağızalp Sayyad made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. In the 13th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uğur Akdurmuş in the 14th minute of play. Uğur Akdurmuş recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Raphael Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Yağızalp Sayyad made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, The Conqueror's Yağızalp Sayyad got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 41 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Edward Mcdonald. In the 44th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Moore to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Uğur Akdurmuş made a kick off. When The Conqueror's Uğur Akdurmuş in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 54th minute of the match The Conqueror got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 朱辰彬 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led The Conqueror's 朱辰彬 to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Cassius Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yağızalp Sayyad having to interfere. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uğur Akdurmuş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Conqueror's Yağızalp Sayyad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 69th minute of play. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uğur Akdurmuş in the 71st minute. The Conqueror's Yağızalp Sayyad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 77th minute of play. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Yağızalp Sayyad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. After some careless play in the USA defense, Uğur Akdurmuş 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. Yağızalp Sayyad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.