Malaia Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, 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. Belmiro Negri 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 a defensive mix-up in MALAIA FDFDF's zone, Issac Dawson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Belmiro Negri 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. After 11 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Leighton Davies. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 18th minute of play forced MALAIA FDFDF's goalkeeper Belmiro Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Antoni Basaik sent off a good shot on target. 21 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antoni Basaik. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lubomír Meszároš in the 25th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. England's Kyle Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. The referee felt a red card was in order, 40 minutes into the game, when Cooper Thompson put in a rough tackle. 40 minutes into the game, one of England:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romildo Binder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Lubomír Meszároš came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antoni Basaik was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Belmiro Negri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romildo Binder in the 55th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Lubomír Meszároš 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 Lubomír Meszároš was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After 65 played minutes MALAIA FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Romildo Binder. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyle Cox in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Belmiro Negri saved MALAIA FDFDF from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in MALAIA FDFDF's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Belmiro Negri 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. After a rather tough play, England's Micah Macdonald got a free kick in the 71st minute. When Vitinho Pontes came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the MALAIA FDFDF 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 Vitinho Pontes couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, Lubomír Meszároš 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 Lubomír Meszároš was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romildo Binder in the 79th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romildo Binder in the 79th minute of play. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belmiro Negri having to interfere. Issac Dawson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Belmiro Negri came out and tried to block the shot, but Issac Dawson slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 83rd minute. MALAIA FDFDF's Belmiro Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Romildo Binder 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 Romildo Binder was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the England players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MALAIA FDFDF.
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