Challenge

Elvio Maore
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. Federico Girotti started the match with the kick off. Federico Girotti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Khalid Kennedy having to make a save. Federico Girotti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Khalid Kennedy having to make a save. 10 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Girotti came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Girotti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 22 minutes into the match, Invisible's Federico Girotti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalid Kennedy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 24th minute Invisible were awarded a corner. Eliseo Leheren went to the cornerflag to take it. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Milton Casco advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 24th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Girotti in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Khalid Kennedy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by England's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eliseo Leheren was slow to take the kick. During this time Invisible's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Invisible's Eliseo Leheren to fire away a dangerous shot which Khalid Kennedy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Federico Girotti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khalid Kennedy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Invisible were awarded a corner. Eliseo Leheren went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Bartolo Ikatz managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. A collision led to Invisible getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Eliseo Leheren hit a great ball. Jony Maidana kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Girotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Girotti in the 54th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Girotti's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. After 59 minutes England's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eliseo Leheren who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Eliseo Leheren almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but England's Khalid Kennedy did a great save. Invisible's Segundo Jakes was substituted for Ivael Tercero. Invisible's Nicolas De La Cruz was substituted for Federico Girotti. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicolas De La Cruz went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Invisible made a substitution. Santiago Simon replaced Gonzalo Martínez. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas De La Cruz's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Franc Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Invisible's goalkeeper Franc Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Issac Dawson. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jony Maidana, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute Invisible were awarded a corner. Eliseo Leheren went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Invisible's corner Laureano Gorbea fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Khalid Kennedy quite easily take care of the ball. With 92 minutes on the clock, Isidro Rocio commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Invisible fans cheered their team off the field, for while England had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.