Challenge

Juan Domingo Peron
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Miguel Ángel Gambier made the kick off which started today's match. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kermit Froggaard in the 4th minute of play. After 6 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Cooper Thompson. The corner led England's Quinn Holmes to fire away a dangerous shot which Rodolfo Calvet despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Rodolfo Calvet 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 25th minute. Academia de Campeones's Rodolfo Calvet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Caelan Hayes hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Miguel Ángel Gambier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Miguel Ángel Gambier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Kyle Cox came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the England 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 Kyle Cox couldn't finish the play. Rodolfo Calvet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Kermit Froggaard reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Khalid Kennedy. The goal made the score 1-0. Miguel Ángel Gambier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Kyle Cox made the kick off in the second half. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Havertz in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Calvet. Academia de Campeones's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Ángel Gambier's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Kyle Cox hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Academia de Campeones's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabian Bernaldo in the 61st minute. Rodolfo Calvet came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Kyle Cox. But to his dismay, Kyle Cox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, Academia de Campeones's Kai Havertz got a free kick in the 69th minute. Kai Havertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seth Young to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Fabian Bernaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Academia de Campeones's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabian Bernaldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Ángel Gambier, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute, Miguel Ángel Gambier 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 84thth minute of the game Kai Havertz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but England's Khalid Kennedy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 90th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Micah Macdonald almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Academia de Campeones's Rodolfo Calvet did a great save. In the 91st minute Cooper Thompson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Calvet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Rodolfo Calvet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Academia de Campeones supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching England's performance. The match ended with a win for England.