Challenge

Richter Arena
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. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 2nd minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Micah Macdonald got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Henrik Belkå quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kieran Gordon went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 10th minute of play forced The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute of the match England got a corner. The Wild Bunch's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micah Macdonald ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to The Wild Bunch getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Björn Vikström hit a great ball. In the 14th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Belkå saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fritz Vinström kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 20th minute of the match. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Macdonald in the 22nd minute of the match. Jacinto Pinto scored 2-0 in the 26th 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. 30 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Pinto. With his leg Khalid Kennedy managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when The Wild Bunch's Jacinto Pinto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kyle Cox's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrik Belkå read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Alvar Sellberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Henrik Belkå reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Cooper Thompson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute of the match Fritz Vinström shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khalid Kennedy showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvar Sellberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Henrik Belkå 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 52nd minute. Alvar Sellberg took the ball and in the 54 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 3-0. 59 minutes into the game, Kieran Gordon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alvar Sellberg went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. In the 66th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrik Belkå saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in The Wild Bunch's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henrik Belkå 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. England were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after The Wild Bunch's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Micah Macdonald took the corner. 76 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Henrik Belkå reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Kyle Cox 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: 5-1. In the 80th minute, England's Seth Young seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Seth Young the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of England protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Seth Young had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of England:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of The Wild Bunch:s goal. In the 81st minute there was a penalty for The Wild Bunch. Fritz Vinström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Khalid Kennedy. 6-1. The Wild Bunch made a substitution. Sven Lagerberg replaced Sture Bergqvist. In the 85th minute Kieran Gordon 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. Henrik Belkå made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kyle Cox in the 87th minute. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 6-2 without a chance for Henrik Belkå to make any attempt to save it. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th match minute, The Wild Bunch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Lagerberg to maneuver through the defense. Xavier Gallagher struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Henrik Belkå didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England.