Challenge

Estádio Garcia
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Faas Gol started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute, Issac Dawson 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. In the 11thth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aguias Praianas FC's Hugo Travassos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hugo Travassos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faas Gol. After 25 played minutes Aguias Praianas FC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Varela. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Válbson Botelho in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faas Gol in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leighton Davies to maneuver through the defense. Issac Dawson struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Hugo Travassos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. Hugo Travassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Faas Gol kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Hugo Travassos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Erasmo Cardoso made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0.

Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faas Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Kyle Cox hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute Aguias Praianas FC were awarded a corner. Andrézinho Palmeira went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Faas Gol managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faas Gol in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Cooper Thompson hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, Faas Gol notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Faas Gol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Faas Gol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the game, Gustavo Xavier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aguias Praianas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. The supporters of England booed when Aguias Praianas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Hugo Travassos to make any attempt to save it. Eddie Willis kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 89 minutes of play, Aguias Praianas FC's Faas Gol made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the England players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Aguias Praianas FC.