Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Joey Duchamp'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. Joey Duchamp helped the player get up and apologised. After 3 played minutes Lunar Park got a freekick which was hit by Joey Duchamp. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pierre-Loup Guérinet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 9th minute of play forced Lunar Park's goalkeeper Pierre-Loup Guérinet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Lunar Park's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Pierre-Loup Guérinet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Corentin Telliez hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lunar Park's zone, Xavier Gallagher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pierre-Loup Guérinet came out of the goal and Xavier Gallagher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The England fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when England's Xavier Gallagher looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With an all-out effort, Lunar Park's Khalid Kennedy threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joey Duchamp, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lunar Park's Stanislas Rautureau pulled a muscle in his leg after 24 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Lunar Park's Yannick Escoffier was substituted for Stanislas Rautureau. The supporters of England booed when Lunar Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tim Mazier didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Lunar Park booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caelan Hayes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renan Bouclet hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 38th minute of play forced Lunar Park's goalkeeper Pierre-Loup Guérinet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Renan Bouclet hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Lunar Park's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Pierre-Loup Guérinet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lunar Park's Pierre-Loup Guérinet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, England's Issac Dawson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pierre-Loup Guérinet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After the first half England were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ramzy Domergue made a kick off. With a little luck, Lunar Park's Pierre-Loup Guérinet got control of the ball when Issac Dawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. England's Micah Macdonald got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Yannick Escoffier hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Issac Dawson put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Pierre-Loup Guérinet. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renan Bouclet during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of England booed when Lunar Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renan Bouclet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pierre-Loup Guérinet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Pierre-Loup Guérinet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 71st minute of play forced Lunar Park's goalkeeper Pierre-Loup Guérinet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Kyle Cox fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pierre-Loup Guérinet, passed just outside the right post. In the 75thth minute of the game Ramzy Domergue who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but England's Khalid Kennedy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78th minute Joey Duchamp 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. Pierre-Loup Guérinet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xavier Gallagher in the 82nd minute. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pierre-Loup Guérinet made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Micah Macdonald sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Caelan Hayes hit a great ball. After 90 played minutes Lunar Park got a freekick which was hit by Yannick Escoffier. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Yannick Escoffier hit a great ball. England's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.