Challenge

Suscal
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) CD Suscal's León Buisan 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. Kyle Cox blasted a shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chatruc Valentin having to make a save. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chatruc Valentin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Chatruc Valentin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. León Buisan'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. León Buisan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CD Suscal getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. León Buisan hit a great ball. Kyle Cox took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chatruc Valentin. Chatruc Valentin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 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 Chatruc Valentin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 28 minutes into the match, León Buisan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that León Buisan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Chatruc Valentin came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Micah Macdonald. But to his dismay, Micah Macdonald quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Issac Dawson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Chatruc Valentin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to CD Suscal getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Hector-Luis Jubitero hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind CD Suscal's goalkeeper Chatruc Valentin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kyle Cox stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, CD Suscal's Frutos Andres got a free kick in the 51st minute. Kyle Cox was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 52nd minute. England's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 55 minutes into the match, England's Kyle Cox sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chatruc Valentin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xoan Golpe during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, CD Suscal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xoan Golpe to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 56th minute of play forced CD Suscal's goalkeeper Chatruc Valentin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chatruc Valentin was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Eddie Willis. Chatruc Valentin 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 70th minute. If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Micah Macdonald took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Chatruc Valentin to make any attempt to save it. After 83 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Leighton Davies. Micah Macdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Chatruc Valentin made a huge save. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in CD Suscal's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chatruc Valentin came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CD Suscal's Chatruc Valentin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Burbano Castañera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chatruc Valentin was out of position in the 97 minute of play, and Kyle Cox capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kyle Cox really showed his touch with that goal: 1-6. When the match was over England could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CD Suscal throughout the match.