Challenge

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andre Agassi. Kyle Cox might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aron Dahlbom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kyle Cox ran back to his position shaking his head. Aron Dahlbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 7th minute of play. Aron Dahlbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Alf Säfström hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Mats Wilander hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Pete Sampras came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Xavier Gallagher hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Patrik Zachrisson. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Micah Macdonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aron Dahlbom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute, Börje Frisk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Andre Agassi came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the MAFFIAN 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 Andre Agassi couldn't finish the play. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Aron Dahlbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vincent Linberg kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Linberg came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Eddie Willis.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andre Agassi made a kick off. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Linberg in the 55th minute of the match. MAFFIAN's Kristoffer Nyberg was substituted for Alf Säfström. MAFFIAN's Östen Vennersten was substituted for Börje Frisk. After a rather tough play, England's Issac Dawson got a free kick in the 66th minute. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Dahlbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pete Sampras in the 71st minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pete Sampras, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pete Sampras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, MAFFIAN's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kyle Cox fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Micah Macdonald came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Aron Dahlbom could save by the left post. In the 91st minute, Micah Macdonald left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pete Sampras in the 95th minute of play. In the 97th minute, MAFFIAN's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Micah Macdonald fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. England's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.