Challenge

Hall of Valhalla
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox made the kick off and thus started the match. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iurie Bănățeanu in the 5th minute of the match. Codruț Macaneațăs short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Khalid Kennedy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 10 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Costel Gurgui. Issac Dawson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Valer Onișoru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Valer Onișoru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Micah Macdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valer Onișoru was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 17th minute, Micah Macdonald 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: 0-2. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cooper Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 24 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Marcu Tudor. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Issac Dawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valer Onișoru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. England's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Iurie Bănățeanu scored to the left of an out of position Khalid Kennedy, making the score, 1-2. Issac Dawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valer Onișoru having to interfere. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Valer Onișoru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gigi Bobei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Costel Gurgui during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca got a freekick which was hit by Costel Gurgui. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iurie Bănățeanu to make the kick off. Micah Macdonald's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Valer Onișoru skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Codruț Macaneață went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Issac Dawson struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Valer Onișoru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. After a defensive mix-up in PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valer Onișoru came out of the goal and Micah Macdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iurie Bănățeanu in the 87th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valer Onișoru stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Issac Dawson struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Valer Onișoru didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. Valer Onișoru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Despite being the better team, England failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.