Challenge

OAF Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. England's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when Biagio Fortunato scored to the left of an out of position Khalid Kennedy, making the score, 1-0. Corrado Patricelli's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Khalid Kennedy firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 8 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Eddie Willis. Filippo Del Grosso came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Khalid Kennedy could save by the left post. A collision led to Real Kikkabu getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Corrado Pantani hit a great ball. After 19 minutes, Kyle Cox made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Real Kikkabu's Cristiano Lancia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessandro Barillari in the 23rd minute. Alessandro Barillari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Fortunato in the 28th minute of the match. Cristiano Lancia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Alessandro Barillari came free with the goalkeeper in the 35th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Khalid Kennedy could save by the left post. Cristiano Lancia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caelan Hayes in the 36th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Corrado Patricelli sent off a good shot on target. After 46 minutes of play, Real Kikkabu's Corrado Patricelli made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alessandro Barillari made a kick off. England were furious when Cooper Thompson was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Cooper Thompson hit a great ball. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biagio Fortunato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filippo Del Grosso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Fortunato in the 64th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Barillari, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Patricelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Del Grosso came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Corrado Patricelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Real Kikkabu's Cristiano Lancia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Real Kikkabu from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, England's Cristiano Lancia threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kyle Cox, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Fortunato in the 87th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Corrado Patricelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Corrado Patricelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Real Kikkabu support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.