Challenge

Lino Quinito
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Santiago Flores took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gaston Gomez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 2nd minute of play. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. Micah Macdonald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 29 played minutes Elite Azulgrana got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Flores. After 32 played minutes Elite Azulgrana got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Casomiro. Elite Azulgrana's Gaston Gomez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Santiago Flores ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Gaston Gomez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 43rd minute of the match. Kyle Cox took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gaston Gomez. Gaston Gomez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 55th minute, Seth Young hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Elite Azulgrana booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Issac Dawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute, Natalio Lekubegi made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 67 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Gaston Gomez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidro Lángara in the 70th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaston Gomez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaston Gomez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the match, Santiago Flores had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santiago Flores was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 85 minutes into the game, Natalio Lekubegi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Elite Azulgrana's Isidro Lángara. But to his dismay, Isidro Lángara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. After some careless play in the England defense, Santiago Flores 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.