Challenge

Sójcze Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ludomil Czarnecki took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Sójcze's Ignacy Domaradzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludomil Czarnecki in the 11th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Borys Maurycy. Micah Macdonald might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ignacy Domaradzki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Micah Macdonald ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Ludomil Czarnecki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Khalid Kennedy. That made the score 1-0 in the 17 minute of play. After some careless play in the England defense, Ludomil Czarnecki 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. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Ludomil Czarnecki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Ludomil Czarnecki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute of the game Quinn Holmes made a throw-in which Kyle Cox played forward. In the 33rd match minute, FC Sójcze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borys Maurycy to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludomil Czarnecki in the 36th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Micah Macdonald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignacy Domaradzki was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, England's Quinn Holmes got a free kick in the 40th minute. After a rather tough play, FC Sójcze's Arkadiusz Kasperowicz got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Quinn Holmes made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Sójcze's Feyzullay Balatürk. 45 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Ludomil Czarnecki came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Ignacy Domaradzki made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Micah Macdonald sent off a good shot on target. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Quinn Holmes kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of FC Sójcze booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quinn Holmes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of England booed when FC Sójcze was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pawel Liman didn't get a good kick on the ball. When FC Sójcze's Ludomil Czarnecki in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th 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 61st minute, Quinn Holmes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, FC Sójcze's Szczepan Figlewski got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Micah Macdonald struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Ignacy Domaradzki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ludomil Czarnecki's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Quinn Holmes threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Sójcze's Feyzullay Balatürk quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 84 minutes into the game, Xavier Gallagher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. England's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Sójcze the free kick. In the 84th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Gallagher to maneuver through the defense. FC Sójcze's Feyzullay Balatürk quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Quinn Holmes, made in the 86th minute of the game. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Liman in the 91st minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Liman, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 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 FC Sójcze.