Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Cox got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 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. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rize Palamutspor's Filiberto Indar shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rize Palamutspor'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. In the 18th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Micah Macdonald hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Micah Macdonald walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiberto Indar in the 29th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdülhak Tuncel got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Filiberto Indars short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Khalid Kennedy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu having to interfere. Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 37th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filiberto Indar in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Abdülhak Tuncel made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0.

The wind increased when Filiberto Indar made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 50th minute of play forced Rize Palamutspor's goalkeeper Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu throw himself and got hold of the ball when Kyle Cox in the 54thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Rize Palamutspor's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Filiberto Indar 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. With a little luck, Rize Palamutspor's Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu got control of the ball when Issac Dawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Xavier Gallagher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Micah Macdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Emir Hasanoğlu having to interfere. When Kyle Cox came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Temel Özil, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rize Palamutspor fans cheered their team off the field, for while England had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.