Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 5th minute of play forced Blågula BollAtleter's goalkeeper Tom Vandendriessche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul Theissen got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17thth minute of the game Micah Macdonald who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blågula BollAtleter's Tom Vandendriessche was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Paul Theissen tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Paul Theissen took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Khalid Kennedy to make any attempt to save it. Paul Theissen took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 29 minutes into the match, Blågula BollAtleter's Börge Sellberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalid Kennedy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Micah Macdonald scored 2-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tom Vandendriessche, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 40 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Quinn Holmes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Theissen in the 41st minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Theissen in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Paul Theissen scored 3-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paul Theissen made a kick off. Tom Vandendriessche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 54th minute of the match. In the 60th match minute, Blågula BollAtleter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Grep to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Blågula BollAtleter's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Vandendriessche came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69th minute Paul Theissen 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. In the 77th minute, Paul Theissen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Grep in the 80th minute of play. After 82 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Issac Dawson. The supporters of Blågula BollAtleter booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seth Young didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Tomas Biörling stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Tomas Biörling tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 88th match minute, Blågula BollAtleter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Börge Sellberg to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 90 minutes, Issac Dawson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Issac Dawson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Blågula BollAtleter's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Vandendriessche 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. Kyle Cox scored 4-2 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tom Vandendriessche, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Blågula BollAtleter were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of England for a fine match.