Challenge

Stadion Dragan Mance
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) FK Partizan Beograd's Jan Laada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Åke Bållström came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Laada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 10th minute of the match. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. 12 minutes into the match, FK Partizan Beograd's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Jan Laada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the England defense, Srđa Vulić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalid Kennedy should have stopped the shot. When Eddie Willis fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored England's protests and gave Eddie Willis a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Eddie Willis hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Aćim Ajdarić made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the game, Jevtimije Basara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Laada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jevtimije Basara's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jevtimije Basara helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, FK Partizan Beograd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jevtimije Basara to maneuver through the defense. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Bållström in the 41st minute of play. After 42 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Issac Dawson. The crowd rose to their feet as Åke Bållström kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Khalid Kennedy. That made the score 4-1 in the 45 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aćim Ajdarić in the 52nd minute of the match. During the 54th minute of the match Jevtimije Basara completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jevtimije Basara a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Jevtimije Basara hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Åke Bållström in the 61st minute of play. FK Partizan Beograd's Jan Laada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 62nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Issac Dawson got free with Jan Laada in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Issac Dawson in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jan Laada, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aćim Ajdarić in the 66th minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Issac Dawson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jan Laada. The goal made the score 4-2. 4-3 became the score in the 78th minute when Issac Dawson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 85 minutes into the game, England's Issac Dawson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Laada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-4. The referee felt a red card was in order, 89 minutes into the game, when Paolo Ramos put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in FK Partizan Beograd fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! England played a much better game than FK Partizan Beograd and deserved their victory. The FK Partizan Beograd players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.