Challenge

Couqueiros Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) David Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Macdonald in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 10th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Teodoro Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Angelo Pessoa tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Angelo Pessoa came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the AM United 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 Angelo Pessoa couldn't finish the play. If Teodoro Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the game, Angelo Pessoa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Caelan Hayes hit a great ball. When Angelo Pessoa came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the AM United 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 Angelo Pessoa couldn't finish the play. Micah Macdonald took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Bastos. David Bastos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Teodoro Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Cox made a kick off. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Pessoa in the 59th minute of the match. After 60 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Micah Macdonald. After 61 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Leighton Davies. In the 62nd minute Angelo Pessoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Fontes'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. Tobias Fontes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, AM United's Tobias Fontes got a free kick in the 66th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Angelo Pessoa 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 Angelo Pessoa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Teodoro Freire struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Khalid Kennedy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AM United. Xavier Gallagher kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Angelo Pessoa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Bastos having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Angelo Pessoa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AM United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. AM United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of England for a fine match.