Challenge

LKS Cosmos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Józef Wandzik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Macdonald in the 3rd minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Józef Wandzik. Cosmos 1984 NewDance's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 14th minute of play forced Cosmos 1984 NewDance's goalkeeper Józef Wandzik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tymoteusz Rakowski. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milosz Ikalewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Cosmos 1984 NewDance's corner Tymoteusz Rakowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Khalid Kennedy quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Cosmos 1984 NewDance's Radoslaw Starogardzki got a free kick in the 26th minute. After some careless play in the Cosmos 1984 NewDance defense, Micah Macdonald kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Józef Wandzik. The Cosmos 1984 NewDance fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Józef Wandzik should have stopped the shot. In the 35thth minute of the game Tymoteusz Rakowski 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. After a rather tough play, England's Cooper Thompson got a free kick in the 40th minute. After 43 played minutes Cosmos 1984 NewDance got a freekick which was hit by Tymoteusz Rakowski. In the 45th minute, one of Cosmos 1984 NewDance:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cosmos 1984 NewDance. Józef Wandzik went to the wrong direction when Micah Macdonald was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cooper Thompson during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Cooper Thompson hit a great ball. Tymoteusz Rakowski struck a weak shot in the 49th 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 Cosmos 1984 NewDance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tymoteusz Rakowski to make the kick off. If Milosz Ikalewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Gallagher to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Micah Macdonald hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Józef Wandzik was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. The Cosmos 1984 NewDance fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Cosmos 1984 NewDance's Tymoteusz Rakowski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 73 minutes into the game, Tymoteusz Rakowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th 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. Józef Wandzik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cosmos 1984 NewDance made a substitution. Jan Pietras replaced Tymoteusz Rakowski. Seth Young made in the 82nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Kyle Cox. In the 85th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quinn Holmes to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Cosmos 1984 NewDance's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Józef Wandzik 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milosz Ikalewicz in the 95th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Józef Wandzik having to interfere. The England players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cosmos 1984 NewDance from taking control. The game ends in a draw.