Challenge

Melina Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Tostão Mota started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute of the match, Tostão Mota tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Khalid Kennedy saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 4 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Quinn Holmes. Janusze's Tostão Mota couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for England. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Guipuzkoa in the 13th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Yrjö Junkka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Mota in the 19th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Issac Dawson during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24thth minute of the game Waldemar Brataniec who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but England's Khalid Kennedy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 26th minute of play forced Janusze's goalkeeper Bocho Bumbalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 minutes Janusze's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Micah Macdonald who took care of the corner kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Janusze's Waldemar Brataniec slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Khalid Kennedy. That made the score 3-0 after 29 minutes of play. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldemar Brataniec in the 35th minute. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tostão Mota in the 38th minute of play. Caelan Hayes charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caelan Hayes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Janusze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wieslaw Kempski to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Cooper Thompson hit a great ball. When Caelan Hayes was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. Yrjö Junkka charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yrjö Junkka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Janusze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yrjö Junkka to maneuver through the defense. Janusze's Bocho Bumbalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 56th minute of play. After having played for 58 minutes, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kyle Cox was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 62 minutes into the match, Waldemar Brataniec 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 Waldemar Brataniec was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Brataniec in the 65th minute of play. Bocho Bumbalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 68th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cooper Thompson to maneuver through the defense. Issac Dawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bocho Bumbalov having to interfere. Janusze's Sylwester Ostrowski was substituted for Waldemar Brataniec. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Guipuzkoa in the 83rd minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tostão Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Cooper Thompson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Janusze made a substitution. Olaf Jarmulowicz replaced Yrjö Junkka. In the 90th minute, Cooper Thompson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tostão Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylwester Ostrowski in the 95th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Sylwester Ostrowski came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. England's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.