Challenge

Ángel Labruna
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Romelio took the kick off in the first half of the match. The throw-in from Jeremias Paul in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by England's Kyle Cox. Micah Macdonald took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelo Bikendi. Marcelo Bikendi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 13th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Marcelo Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Bikendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 minutes La Gallardeta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Micah Macdonald who took care of the corner kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Micah Macdonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Bikendi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcelo Bikendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 21st minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Marcelo Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelo Bikendi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marcelo Bikendi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 30th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Marcelo Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ruben Dolfo hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in La Gallardeta's zone, Issac Dawson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelo Bikendi 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. 39 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of La Gallardeta's Marcelo Bikendi. Marcelo Bikendi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 43rd minute, Bonifacio Padro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Kyle Cox made the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Bikendi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 51st minute. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Romelio, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as England's Kyle Cox slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcelo Bikendi. That made the score 0-4 after 59 minutes of play. Ruben Dolfo'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. Ruben Dolfo helped the player get up and apologised. Ruben Dolfo hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Marcelo Bikendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes, Donato Izotz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Gallardeta and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Donato Izotz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Modesto Teodor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Marcelo Bikendi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Issac Dawson. The supporters of England booed when La Gallardeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliano Frasquito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcelo Bikendi was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Micah Macdonald. The corner ended in Bonifacio Padro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but England's Khalid Kennedy did a great save. Marcelo Bikendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 84th minute of the match. 0-5 became the score in the 87th minute when Cooper Thompson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Marcelo Bikendi 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 92nd minute. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Izotz in the 93rd minute of the match.