Challenge

Estádio Morungaba
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alf Odman kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Alf Odman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When Xavier Gallagher came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the England 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 Xavier Gallagher couldn't finish the play. 19 minutes into the game, England's Kyle Cox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nestor Torres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 22nd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cooper Thompson to maneuver through the defense. Nestor Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caelan Hayes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alf Odman got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Morungaba SC's Jarbas Fonseca. But to his dismay, Jarbas Fonseca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Morungaba SC's Nestor Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Morungaba SC booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cooper Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute of the match, Alf Odman 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. In the 39th minute Alf Odman 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. The supporters of England booed when Morungaba SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clóvis Albuquerque didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Issac Dawson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Issac Dawson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. Morungaba SC's Nestor Torres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Morungaba SC from getting a goal against them. After 52 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Issac Dawson. In the 58th minute, Issac Dawson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alf Odman, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, Morungaba SC's Zé Pena got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Morungaba SC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Clóvis Albuquerque hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alf Odman in the 69th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Morungaba SC's Raphael Sá was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Khalid Kennedy in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Morungaba SC's Nestor Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 73rd minute of play. The supporters of England booed when Morungaba SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas Fonseca in the 78th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Morungaba SC's Nestor Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 80th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, Morungaba SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Carlos Sanches to maneuver through the defense. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nestor Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 83rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Micah Macdonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nestor Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 92 minutes, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Micah Macdonald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute, Micah Macdonald 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: 2-3. When the match was over England could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Morungaba SC throughout the match.