Challenge

Stadio Coviolo
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) A collision led to England getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Seth Young hit a great ball. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Pär Are tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Alessandro Buffone's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khalid Kennedy was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Alberto Frezza struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Khalid Kennedy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coviolo. The supporters of Coviolo booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Micah Macdonald didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Ercole Carulli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khalid Kennedy showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Coviolo's zone, Issac Dawson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pär Are came out of the goal and Issac Dawson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Coviolo getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Amedeo Recio hit a great ball. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Coviolo defense, Issac Dawson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pär Are. The Coviolo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pär Are should have stopped the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Coviolo's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Pär Are reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Coviolo booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cooper Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Alberto Frezza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Khalid Kennedy, 1-1. In the 46th minute, Issac Dawson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 53 minutes into the match, Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. Pär Are was a little too slow when Micah Macdonald got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 1-2. When Kyle Cox came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the England fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kyle Cox couldn't finish the play. Amedeo Recio scored 2-2 in the 59th 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 63rd 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. With a little luck, Coviolo's Pär Are got control of the ball when Micah Macdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kyle Cox might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pär Are. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kyle Cox ran back to his position shaking his head. Pär Are 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 68th minute. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amedeo Recio in the 72nd minute of the match. After 72 minutes of play England's Micah Macdonald was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 73rd minute, Micah Macdonald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Kyle Cox got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 76th minute, Issac Dawson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. In the 79thth minute of the game Amedeo Recio 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. 88 minutes into the game, Alessandro Buffone cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. England were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.