Challenge

Arena Blanka
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ettore Di Silvio kicked off to start the match. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Di Silvio in the 5th minute of the match. Luisito Antequera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Prata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Blanka FC's Ettore Di Silvio. But to his dismay, Ettore Di Silvio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Khalid Kennedy was a little too slow when Luisito Antequera got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 2-0. Arian Beqaj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ionuț Iniesta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the game, Miguel Pirani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blanka FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. After 44 played minutes Blanka FC got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Pirani. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyle Cox was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the England defense, Luisito Antequera 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. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blanka FC's Alfredo de Souza was substituted for Ettore Di Silvio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Prata in the 65th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Blanka FC were awarded a corner. Ionuț Iniesta went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Nando Lara almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but England's Khalid Kennedy did a great save. 69 minutes into the match, Blanka FC's Victor Britto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalid Kennedy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the England defense, Victor Britto 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. After a rather tough play, Blanka FC's Marcus Prata got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute of the match Cooper Thompson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arian Beqaj showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo de Souza in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Britto in the 93rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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. Blanka FC fully deserved thier win.