Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Erzurum25's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bianco Di Camillo came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Seth Young lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 6th minute, Seth Young hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Enzo Bayard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bianco Di Camillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 13th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enzo Bayard went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 20 minutes into the game, Erzurum25's Jean-Cyrille Robion nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Khalid Kennedy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Erzurum25's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bianco Di Camillo came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the game's 31st minute Erzurum25's Charles-Henri Bartoli took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Khalid Kennedy and thus the score was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaşar Nuri Siraceddin in the 34th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, England's Bianco Di Camillo threw himself towards the right post 35 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kyle Cox, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yaşar Nuri Siraceddin in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. Enzo Bayard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When England's Kyle Cox in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Erzurum25's goalie prevented a goal. After 47 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Eddie Willis. After recieving a nice pass, Erzurum25's Charles-Henri Bartoli tried to score from far away in the 48th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yaşar Nuri Siraceddin to strike the kick off in the second half. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Cyrille Robion, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Yaşar Nuri Siraceddin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Khalid Kennedy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Bayard in the 61st minute of play. When Micah Macdonald fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored England's protests and gave Micah Macdonald a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of England:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Erzurum25:s goal. England:s Khalid Kennedy showed great skill when he stopped Charles-Henri Bartoli:s penalty. 0-4 came in the 66th minute when Charles-Henri Bartoli all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alphonse Guénon in the 70th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enzo Bayard'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. Enzo Bayard helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st match minute, Erzurum25 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Bayard to maneuver through the defense. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo Bayard in the 76th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yaşar Nuri Siraceddin got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 minutes, Caelan Hayes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the Erzurum25 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Caelan Hayes hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Erzurum25's Enzo Bayard. But to his dismay, Enzo Bayard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. Bianco Di Camillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bianco Di Camillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 99th minute of the match. The Erzurum25 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.