Challenge

PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucian Crețulescu having to interfere. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Adam Galușcă got a free kick in the 4th minute. Lucian Crețulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 11th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Lucian Crețulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Codrin Ignat went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Codrin Ignat'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. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Eduard Ţopescu sent off a good shot on target. Xavier Gallagher's late challenge caught a AFC PunisherS™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xavier Gallagher helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Eduard Ţopescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, England's Micah Macdonald made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucian Crețulescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Lucian Crețulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 34th minute of the match, Eduard Ţopescu 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. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucian Crețulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 minutes, Micah Macdonald made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of AFC PunisherS™:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of England:s goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

51 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Lucian Crețulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Micah Macdonald succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 51st playminute. After having played for 54 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. England's Issac Dawson got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eduard Ţopescu kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Issac Dawson put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Lucian Crețulescu. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the England fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Issac Dawson couldn't finish the play. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Lucian Crețulescu made a huge save. Andrei Moculescu kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucian Crețulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 75th minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Lucian Crețulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu got control of the ball when Micah Macdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson notched a goal, 2-6, to the right of AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu. Lucian Crețulescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 82nd minute of play. Andrei Moculescu charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrei Moculescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Andrei Moculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucian Crețulescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Issac Dawson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-7 in the 83 minute of play. After 86 minutes, Issac Dawson made it 2-8 with a short kick to the right side. AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Seth Young kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. With 92 minutes on the clock, Cooper Thompson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 91st minute, one of England:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for England. The referee gave AFC PunisherS™ a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Augustin Jivulescu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. 3-8. England's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.