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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ali Haydar Makul started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Haydar Makul. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Ravelli was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the game, Eduard Negru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PacMan SugarEaters's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. A collision led to PacMan SugarEaters getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Eduard Negru hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Issac Dawson during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 17 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Haydar Makul came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The long shot by Arman Wallin in the 21st minute really tested Khalid Kennedy's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 30 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. In the 32nd minute, Tim Brenner reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Khalid Kennedy. The goal made the score 1-1. Kyle Cox hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Karl-Oskar Västberg in the 39th minute. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Ali Haydar Makul capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ali Haydar Makul really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Thomas Ravelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim Brenner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Xavier Gallagher 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 PacMan SugarEaters the free kick. In the 46th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Gallagher to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kyle Cox to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Kyle Cox fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. PacMan SugarEaters's Thomas Ravelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by PacMan SugarEaters'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. England's Caelan Hayes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Thomas Ravelli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Thomas Ravelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 58th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Oskar Västberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Cox to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tim Brenner in the 65th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Micah Macdonald's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thomas Ravelli firmly grabbed it by the left post. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tim Brenner in the 69th minute of the match. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Micah Macdonald, 75 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 78 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Brenner came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th match minute, PacMan SugarEaters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basarab Savin to maneuver through the defense. If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kyle Cox fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored England's protests and gave Kyle Cox a yellow card for diving instead. Kyle Cox hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. PacMan SugarEaters were victorious despite being under pressure from England for much of the match.