Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 康雄霆 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 康雄霆 in the 3rd minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, 康雄霆 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 康雄霆 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Diego Bradley hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, USA's Monty Rogers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nurkan Beycan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 21st minute 康雄霆 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. 康雄霆 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 康雄霆 in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Monty Rogers reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nurkan Beycan. The goal made the score 2-1. Oséias Mello struck a weak shot in the 38th 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 XL-Azrail Team. The throw-in from Jacob May in the 47th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by XL-Azrail Team's Kala Mala. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. Nurkan Beycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 51st minute of play. 康雄霆 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marco Day came out and tried to block the shot, but 康雄霆 slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 64th minute. Nurkan Beycan 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 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fatih-Sultan Tekke in the 70th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, USA's Zach Harrison got a free kick in the 79th minute. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Zach Harrison hit a great ball. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fatih-Sultan Tekke in the 81st minute. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aietes Rigatos in the 83rd minute of the match. The supporters of USA booed when XL-Azrail Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kala Mala didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nurkan Beycan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of the match. Nurkan Beycan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aietes Rigatos in the 96th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.