Challenge

Arena Bucéfalos
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) If Xavier Gallagher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Micah Macdonald came up free with the goalie in the 10th 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 Micah Macdonald couldn't finish the play. In the 14thth minute of the game Júlio Castro 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. Celsinho de Lara'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. Celsinho de Lara helped the player get up and apologised. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of England booed when Bucéfalo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júlio Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bucéfalo FC's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 33rd minute of play. André Moura hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 37th minute. Alfredo Pernambucano hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baltazar Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Baltazar Carvalho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Taffarel having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Issac Dawson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 minutes of play Bucéfalo FC's Celsinho de Lara 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. After 61 played minutes Bucéfalo FC got a freekick which was hit by Celsinho de Lara. Xavier Gallagher's late challenge caught a Bucéfalo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xavier Gallagher helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of England:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bucéfalo FC:s goal. The referee gave Bucéfalo FC a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Baltazar Carvalho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. 1-0. Bucéfalo FC's Arthur Branco was substituted for Alfredo Pernambucano. Bucéfalo FC's Tico Mole was substituted for Alessandro Siqueira. Arthur Branco hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. A collision led to Bucéfalo FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Tico Mole hit a great ball. A collision led to Bucéfalo FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Didi Cabral hit a great ball. In the 74th minute of the match Micah Macdonald shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cláudio Taffarel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Bucéfalo FC's Alessandro Carioca got a free kick in the 77th minute. André Moura'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. André Moura helped the player get up and apologised. André Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bucéfalo FC's Arthur Branco got a free kick in the 81st minute. Caelan Hayes kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tico Mole hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Issac Dawson took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Bucéfalo FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though England had controlled the match.