Challenge

Sabucedo
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Atilio Folch took the kick off in the first half of the match. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilio Folch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Atilio Folch in the 7th minute. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. In the 12th minute Gregorio Laurentzi 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. After 18 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saturnino Flores was left in no man's land by his defense there! Saturnino Flores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. England's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Micah Macdonald in the 22nd minute. England's Micah Macdonald was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Saturnino Flores in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Ercoli in the 24th minute of the match. The corner ended in Gregorio Laurentzi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but England's Khalid Kennedy did a great save. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sabucedo AD's goalkeeper Saturnino Flores, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 36th minute Xavier Gallagher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Sabucedo AD booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Issac Dawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Sabucedo AD's John Dalheim got a free kick in the 41st minute. 44 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Laurentzi came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Laurentzi in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kyle Cox stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilio Folch in the 51st minute of the match. 52 minutes into the game, Valentin Ercoli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gregorio Laurentzi scored 2-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute, Gregorio Laurentzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sabucedo AD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Sabucedo AD's Jonathan Calleri was substituted for Gregorio Laurentzi. Sabucedo AD's Balesio Esperta was substituted for Atilio Folch. Sabucedo AD made a substitution. Milton Rallo replaced Ovidio Alonso. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Xavier Gallagher hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Balesio Esperta 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 Balesio Esperta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balesio Esperta in the 72nd minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Seth Young put in a rough tackle. England:s Khalid Kennedy showed great skill when he stopped Jonathan Calleri:s penalty. If Jonathan Calleri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the England defense, Jonathan Calleri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalid Kennedy should have stopped the shot. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Balesio Esperta's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saturnino Flores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sabucedo AD fans cheered their team off the field, for while England had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.