Challenge

Playas de Mazarrón
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aurelio Vodanovic took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Amancio Harroyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 17 played minutes Almazarrón got a freekick which was hit by Atilano Ruisko. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Archibaldo Candamil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilano Ruisko in the 23rd minute of play. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Franco Bellucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Archibaldo Candamil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. After 32 played minutes Almazarrón got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Vodanovic. Franco Bellucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th match minute, Almazarrón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bartolo Lama to maneuver through the defense. Franco Bellucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Almazarrón's Franco Bellucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caelan Hayes in the 38th minute of play. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Bellucci having to interfere. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Astrit Melisarov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of England booed when Almazarrón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartolo Lama didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the England 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 Issac Dawson couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Kyle Cox made the kick off in the second half. When Aurelio Vodanovic came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Almazarrón 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 Aurelio Vodanovic couldn't finish the play. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astrit Melisarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Franco Bellucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 56th minute of play. Almazarrón's Franco Bellucci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Almazarrón from getting a goal against them. 62 minutes in the game, Kyle Cox fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Franco Bellucci having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Micah Macdonald got free with Franco Bellucci in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 63rd minute of play forced Almazarrón's goalkeeper Franco Bellucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Bellucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caelan Hayes in the 66th minute of play. After 69 minutes, Kyle Cox made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Almazarrón's Franco Bellucci tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Almazarrón defense, Micah Macdonald kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Bellucci. The Almazarrón fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Bellucci should have stopped the shot. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Vodanovic in the 79th minute of the match. Franco Bellucci made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Issac Dawson sent off a good shot on target. Xavier Gallagher struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Franco Bellucci didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. The England players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.