Challenge

Montjuic
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kyle Cox made the kick off which started today's match. Cedrick Francoeur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caelan Hayes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cedrick Francoeur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 7th minute of play. In the 11th 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: 0-1. After some careless play in the FC Catalonia defense, Issac Dawson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cedrick Francoeur. The FC Catalonia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cedrick Francoeur should have stopped the shot. Cedrick Francoeur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, FC Catalonia's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Cedrick Francoeur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes in the game, Han Wei Yuan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. Xavier Gallagher kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Şinasi Ahioğlu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Khalid Kennedy. England's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 24th minute, Angelo Jenaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Catalonia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in FC Catalonia's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cedrick Francoeur came out of the goal and Micah Macdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Angelo Jenaro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 32nd playminute. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Han Wei Yuan in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Han Wei Yuan 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. In the 39th minute, Han Wei Yuan 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 3-2. 46 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angelo Jenaro. England's Micah Macdonald got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Han Wei Yuan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the England defense, Angelo Jenaro 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyle Cox in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cedrick Francoeur saved FC Catalonia from getting behind. When Kyle Cox came up free with the goalie in the 62nd 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 Kyle Cox couldn't finish the play. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Jenaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Jenaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Jenaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Han Wei Yuan in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Khalid Kennedy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. England's Caelan Hayes got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 82 minutes into the game, FC Catalonia's Han Wei Yuan 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, 5-2. In the 85th minute, Angelo Jenaro made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. In the 93rd minute, Angelo Jenaro 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 7-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Catalonia had won after a very even match.