Challenge

Lavender Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyle Cox took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Purple Shadows's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Dobromir Keep reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karol Czubski in the 9th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tytus Fabiszak in the 10th minute. Gorom Kanø kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Micah Macdonald struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Dobromir Keep didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. 17 minutes into the game, Jakob Alberg lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Khalid Kennedy. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Tytus Fabiszak tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dobromir Keep saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 25th minute of play forced Purple Shadows's goalkeeper Dobromir Keep to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute of the match England got a corner. Purple Shadows's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micah Macdonald ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd match minute, Purple Shadows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Macedo to maneuver through the defense. Dobromir Keep stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tytus Fabiszak got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Purple Shadows getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Maciej Lewicki hit a great ball. Dobromir Keep showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Macdonald in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gorom Kanø stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Jakob Alberg 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gorom Kanø in the 57th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dobromir Keep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 59th minute of play. Seth Young's late challenge caught a Purple Shadows's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Seth Young helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Purple Shadows booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seth Young didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tytus Fabiszak in the 67th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dobromir Keep showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caelan Hayes, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Dobromir Keep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Alberg in the 72nd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Jakob Alberg came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dobromir Keep made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Gorom Kanø 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 2-0. Jakob Alberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as England's Issac Dawson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dobromir Keep. That made the score 2-1 after 89 minutes of play. In the 94th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cooper Thompson to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute of the match Witomir Klawke sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khalid Kennedy skillfully saved the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the England players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Purple Shadows.