Challenge

Stadio Coviolo
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Cox got the match started through his kick off. Xavier Gallagher scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pär Are, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 12th match minute, Coviolo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tacito Assenso to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute, Amedeo Recio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coviolo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Xavier Gallagher hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute of the match, Alessandro Buffone tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Khalid Kennedy saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Recio in the 26th minute of play. Issac Dawson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Pär Are tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pär Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 29th minute of the match. In the 29th 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: 1-2. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Pär Are didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Buffone in the 45th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Recio in the 52nd minute of play. England's Issac Dawson got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Coviolo's Alessandro Buffone. But to his dismay, Alessandro Buffone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Seth Young hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Ercole Carulli took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Khalid Kennedy. England's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Coviolo's Alessandro Buffone in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye England's goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th minute, Amedeo Recio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coviolo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. With a little luck, Coviolo's Pär Are got control of the ball when Xavier Gallagher tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute Alessandro Buffone 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. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amedeo Recio, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Micah Macdonald kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kyle Cox. After 93 played minutes, Coviolo's Alexander Masetti shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Coviolo reached it. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Coviolo were victorious despite being under pressure from England for much of the match.