Challenge

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yves Robinet took the kick off in the first half of the match. Seth Young hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. 20 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Alix Geoffray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erwin Billault got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yves Robinet got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Seth Young was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 34 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in England fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 36 minutes, Rathmore Lime Tree's Toufik Loir got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Khalid Kennedy. 39 minutes into the game, Yves Robinet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Yves Robinet kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After 48 minutes Rathmore Lime Tree's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Micah Macdonald who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Caelan Hayes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alix Geoffray quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray got control of the ball when Issac Dawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Yves Robinet 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 57th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quinn Holmes to maneuver through the defense. Erwin Billault might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khalid Kennedy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erwin Billault ran back to his position shaking his head. After 62 minutes of play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Yves Robinet made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Cosson, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. If Issac Dawson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toufik Loir, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the game, Brandon Pardon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rathmore Lime Tree's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. In the 80th match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brandon Pardon to maneuver through the defense. Xavier Gallagher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Yves Robinet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khalid Kennedy was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Toufik Loir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. Rathmore Lime Tree were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of England for a fine match.