Challenge

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sebastian Richie got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Kyle Cox left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 8 played minutes Sajones F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Orkatz. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Jeremias Ler took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Khalid Kennedy to make any attempt to save it. In the 12th minute, Sajones F.C.'s Mateo Libertad 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. 2-1. Emanuel Xabier hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Quinten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Micah Macdonald blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Julio Quinten having to make a save. In the 33rd minute, Issac Dawson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Quinten was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 38 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Julio Quinten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julio Quinten was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 45th minute, Kyle Cox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julio Quinten was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4.

After 56 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. In the 57th minute of the match Jeremias Ler shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khalid Kennedy showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sajones F.C.'s Julio Quinten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caelan Hayes in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to Sajones F.C. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Silvio Orkatz hit a great ball. After 60 played minutes, England's Micah Macdonald shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Julio Quinten came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in England reached it. Jeremias Ler hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th play minute Micah Macdonald came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Julio Quinten. 2-5. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Issac Dawson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Sajones F.C. made a substitution. German Arnas replaced Nunez Quinteros. The supporters of England booed when Sajones F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonides Ordono didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute of the match Micah Macdonald sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Julio Quinten skillfully saved the ball. In the 75th minute, Silvio Orkatz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Quinten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. A very nice done corner allowed Issac Dawson to score against Julio Quinten in Sajones F.C.'s goal. 2-6 after 78 minutes. In the 80th match minute, Sajones F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Arnas to maneuver through the defense. Micah Macdonald struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Julio Quinten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. In the 88th minute, England's Micah Macdonald dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-7. When the match was over England could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sajones F.C. throughout the match.