Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. With his leg Khalid Kennedy managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 刘磊强 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 刘磊强's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 刘磊强. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, 刘磊强 put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Khalid Kennedy. 刘磊强 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 刘磊强 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by 刘磊强 in the 20th minute. In the 22nd 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. 24 minutes into the match, 刘磊强 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 刘磊强 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 方云朋 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 刘磊强 in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye England's goalie prevented a goal. 34 minutes into the game, 刘磊强 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and 刘磊强 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 刘磊强 really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 刘磊强 in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

After 51 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Micah Macdonald. An unexpectedly hard shot by 刘磊强 in the 53rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's Ham Shmuelson got a free kick in the 54th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, 刘磊强 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's supporters rose to their feet, but 刘磊强 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 倪卫文's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 倪卫文 helped the player get up and apologised. 倪卫文 kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when 刘磊强 came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 made a substitution. 杨瑜耀 replaced 刘磊强. After 69 played minutes 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 got a freekick which was hit by 倪卫文. In the 75thth minute of the game 杨瑜耀 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. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 made a substitution. 康天升 replaced 倪卫文. After a rather tough play, England's Caelan Hayes got a free kick in the 78th minute. 杨瑜耀 took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 杨瑜耀 in the 86th 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. Quinn Holmes made in the 88th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Xavier Gallagher immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 89th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 潘宇镇's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 潘宇镇 helped the player get up and apologised. When the referee ended the match the 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.