Challenge

El Candelario
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. In the 4th minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Iraido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Zdzislaw Janiczek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Candelaria FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zdzislaw Janiczek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of England booed when Candelaria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidio Flor didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Candelaria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Rosendo Iraido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rosendo Iraido having to interfere. The supporters of England booed when Candelaria FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guido Abel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th 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: 0-2. Arnaldo Soin hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Cooper Thompson hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zdzislaw Janiczek was the one to do the kick off. If Arnaldo Soin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rosendo Iraido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 54th minute of play. Micah Macdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Rosendo Iraido made a huge save. Candelaria FC's Rosendo Iraido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 66th minute of play forced Candelaria FC's goalkeeper Rosendo Iraido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Rosendo Iraido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guido Abel during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rosendo Iraido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 78th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Candelaria FC's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rosendo Iraido 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 88th minute, Şaban Sadıxov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Candelaria FC's Arnaldo Soin got a free kick in the 90th minute. With an all-out effort, England's Rosendo Iraido threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kyle Cox, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Candelaria FC's David Corderun got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, Kyle Cox 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. When the match was over England could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Candelaria FC throughout the match.