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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox made the kick off and thus started the match. Eddie Willis kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Federico Quinten. 5 minutes into the game, Eigtheenstars 2's Jose Atarratze nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Khalid Kennedy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Iker Loren lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Eigtheenstars 2 getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Iker Loren hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the game, England's Kyle Cox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ignacio Valery made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. A collision led to Eigtheenstars 2 getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Niguel Abasolo hit a great ball. Quinn Holmes kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. When Quinn Holmes fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored England's protests and gave Quinn Holmes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute Silvano Bazil 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. Eigtheenstars 2 were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after England's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Niguel Abasolo took the corner. Silvano Bazil scored 2-1 in the 25th 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 30th minute, Jose Atarratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Kyle Cox sped through Eigtheenstars 2's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ignacio Valery. After having played for 33 minutes, Issac Dawson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Issac Dawson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jose Atarratze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Kyle Cox 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jose Atarratze stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of England booed when Eigtheenstars 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niguel Abasolo didn't get a good kick on the ball. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nunez Txartiko in the 63rd minute of play. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 70th minute, Jose Atarratze ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Jose Atarratze hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eigtheenstars 2's Mauro Caruso was substituted for Jose Atarratze. With a little luck, Eigtheenstars 2's Ignacio Valery got control of the ball when Issac Dawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Mauro Caruso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Mauro Caruso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th 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. Silvano Bazil'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. Silvano Bazil helped the player get up and apologised. After 88 played minutes Eigtheenstars 2 got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Bazil. After having played for 94 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. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.