Challenge

Arena Bucéfalos
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Júlio Castro's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Júlio Castro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khalid Kennedy. Júlio Castro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltazar Carvalho in the 13th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match, Alfredo Pernambucano sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Khalid Kennedy showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. Fernandão Damião kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Micah Macdonald hit a great ball. After 19 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Micah Macdonald. Kyle Cox scored 1-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cláudio Taffarel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 23rd minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Pernambucano came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bucéfalo FC's André Moura got a free kick in the 38th minute. The supporters of England booed when Bucéfalo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Carioca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bucéfalo FC's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Eddie Willis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bucéfalo FC's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltazar Carvalho to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, England's Cooper Thompson got a free kick in the 53rd minute. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Cláudio Taffarel to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Bucéfalo FC booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Gallagher didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Baltazar Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Bucéfalo FC 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 Baltazar Carvalho couldn't finish the play. Cláudio Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Micah Macdonald sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of England booed when Bucéfalo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celsinho de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 minutes, Didi Cabral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bucéfalo FC and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of England booed when Bucéfalo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didi Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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 71st minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caelan Hayes went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the England defense, Arthur Branco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalid Kennedy should have stopped the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Bucéfalo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cláudio Taffarel, 2-5. When Bucéfalo FC's Júlio Castro in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye England's goalie prevented a goal. 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. 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 supporters of England booed when Bucéfalo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celsinho de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 95th minute of play. England played a much better game than Bucéfalo FC and deserved their victory. The Bucéfalo FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.