Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 苏剑军 started the match with the kick off. Sergejs Līdums kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 陆坚奕 in the 6th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 苏剑军 in the 8th minute of the match. The supporters of England booed when 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. 倪明乐 didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 17th minute of play forced 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd's goalkeeper 朱沙雄 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, 倪明乐 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. A collision led to 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. 倪明乐 hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but 朱沙雄 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd got a freekick which was hit by 倪明乐. 25 minutes into the match, England's Micah Macdonald broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and 陆坚奕 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 陆坚奕 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 32 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd got a freekick which was hit by 方康瑜. The audience was convinced that Micah Macdonald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 朱沙雄 was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Sergejs Līdums sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute, 倪明乐 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. England's Kyle Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 汪西天 hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, England's Xavier Gallagher got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute, 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd's Sergejs Līdums ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Kyle Cox stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd's Abel Koldobika got a free kick in the 51st minute. Micah Macdonald blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 朱沙雄 having to make a save. 56 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Sergejs Līdums came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 朱沙雄, 2-2. A collision led to 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. 肖昆荣 hit a great ball. 朱沙雄 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kyle Cox showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 72 minute of play. After some careless play in the 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd defense, Issac Dawson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 朱沙雄. The 【AC】★御剑堂★Manchester Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 朱沙雄 should have stopped the shot. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Caelan Hayes hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. 朱沙雄 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 90 minutes into the match, Sergejs Līdums 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 Sergejs Līdums was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-5. 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.