Challenge

Maipata
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute, Issac Dawson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 17th minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristóvão Malheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manducha Fc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. Caco Terra tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Cristóvão Malheiro. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 18th minute. Cristóvão Malheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 21st minute of play. Manducha Fc's Cristóvão Malheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Araoz Fortis in the 24th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristóvão Malheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 40th minute of the match. Manducha Fc's Walmir Moraes got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Araoz Fortis got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Valdir da Costa fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manducha Fc's protests and gave Valdir da Costa a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes Manducha Fc got a freekick which was hit by Valdir da Costa. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyle Cox was the one to do the kick off. Manducha Fc's Cristóvão Malheiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Manducha Fc from getting a goal against them. Micah Macdonald kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Micah Macdonald kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Valdir da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 63 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Cooper Thompson. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Codosal, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 76th minute, Chuan Marrero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manducha Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. A collision led to Manducha Fc getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Admon Lavijo hit a great ball. With a little luck, Manducha Fc's Cristóvão Malheiro got control of the ball when Issac Dawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Manducha Fc's Chuan Marrero. But to his dismay, Chuan Marrero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chuan Marrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Chuan Marrero made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. 91 minutes into the match, Manducha Fc's goalkeeper Cristóvão Malheiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. Cristóvão Malheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 96th minute. Manducha Fc were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of England for a fine match.