Challenge

Gitarriu stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Lundström kicked off to start the match. Bernebe Sabugal was extremely unlucky when he, in the 5th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Xavier Gallagher hit a great ball. Damian Tipinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 14th minute of play. When Bernebe Sabugal came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Gitarriu 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 Bernebe Sabugal couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Lundström in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gitarriu's goalkeeper Damian Tipinski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damian Tipinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gitarriu's Felix Alacuart got a free kick in the 26th minute. Damian Tipinski came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Issac Dawson. But to his dismay, Issac Dawson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Felix Alacuart hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Issac Dawson made a precise shot to the right of Damian Tipinski. Gitarriu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Frankie Yankovich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Frankie Yankovich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half England were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Tipinski having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cooper Thompson during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cooper Thompson to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joel Lundström in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. Damian Tipinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Joel Lundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Gitarriu's Frankie Yankovich. But to his dismay, Frankie Yankovich quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 73 minutes into the match, Joel Lundström notched a goal, 2-2, 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. Damian Tipinski made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Issac Dawson sent off a good shot on target. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Gitarriu's Joel Lundström. But to his dismay, Joel Lundström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Frankie Yankovich scored 4-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gitarriu's goalkeeper Damian Tipinski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th 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. Damian Tipinski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Joel Lundström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Joel Lundström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Gitarriu getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Suwita Supriadi hit a great ball. Damian Tipinski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Micah Macdonald. In the 94th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Tipinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Gitarriu fully deserved thier win.