Challenge

Vudier Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giuliano Garro started the match with the kick off. Enzo De Nicola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavier Gallagher in the 7th minute of the match. Enzo De Nicola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Valdieri defense, Kyle Cox kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enzo De Nicola. The Valdieri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enzo De Nicola should have stopped the shot. Valdieri's Enzo De Nicola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Enzo De Nicola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 minutes of play, Valdieri's Giuliano Garro made it 1-1 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! Enzo De Nicola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 28th minute of play. If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Enzo De Nicola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Enzo De Nicola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. Kyle Cox's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enzo De Nicola read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Valdieri's Alessio Spagnuolo got a free kick in the 60th minute. Issac Dawson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ferdinando Milani charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdinando Milani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. England made a substitution. Rowan Thomas replaced Kyle Cox. After a rather tough play, Valdieri's Ferdinando Milani got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 79th minute, Quinn Holmes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the game, Valdieri's Giuliano Garro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Khalid Kennedy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Issac Dawson took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Enzo De Nicola to make any attempt to save it. England's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.