Challenge

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gil dos Santos started the match with the kick off. In the 11th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cooper Thompson to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute of the match Isaltino Tande sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khalid Kennedy skillfully saved the ball. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Charles Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 25th minute of play. Charles Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 27th minute of the match. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Charles Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 33rd minute of play. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 40th minute, but Khalid Kennedy got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving England hanging dry this time. Eliézer Leão's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliézer Leão helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, Eliézer Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Cooper Thompson hit a great ball. After the first half England were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho Neto in the 55th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdomiro Guerra hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Chiquinho Neto scored 1-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute, Eliézer Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Charles Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 63rd minute of play. Chicão Matos might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khalid Kennedy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chicão Matos ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chiquinho Neto in the 68th 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. Kyle Cox might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Charles Sarmento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kyle Cox ran back to his position shaking his head. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Charles Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 73rd minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiquinho Neto in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 86th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Charles Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Chicão Matos 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. 90 minutes into the game, Cooper Thompson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. England's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rondinone F.C - FDFDF the free kick. 92 minutes into the game, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Chiquinho Neto 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, 2-1. The Rondinone F.C - FDFDF players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.