Challenge

Frutiestadio Koreano
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off. Hector Pedroso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Thepchai Raksawong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Khalid Kennedy managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Thepchai Raksawong fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hector Pedroso 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 13th minute. 16 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fulgencio Tajo. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thepchai Raksawong went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Thepchai Raksawong's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khalid Kennedy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27thth minute of the game Thepchai Raksawong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but England's Khalid Kennedy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of England booed when Tiburones Pacufantásticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Rafe didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 31 minutes, Xavier Gallagher made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Hector Pedroso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Thepchai Raksawong got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Thepchai Raksawong fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tiburones Pacufantásticos's protests and gave Thepchai Raksawong a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Tiburones Pacufantásticos got a freekick which was hit by Thepchai Raksawong. After a defensive mix-up in Tiburones Pacufantásticos's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hector Pedroso 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. Thepchai Raksawong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. Xavier Gallagher's late challenge caught a Tiburones Pacufantásticos'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. In the 43rd minute, Xavier Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Inocencio Lehen shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 44th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Khalid Kennedy but with some difficulty. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Thepchai Raksawong stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Thepchai Raksawong tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thepchai Raksawong to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Micah Macdonald kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hector Pedroso. That made the score 1-3 in the 59 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Gonzalo Lauro got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Hector Pedroso came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Micah Macdonald. But to his dismay, Micah Macdonald quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. With a little luck, Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Hector Pedroso got control of the ball when Micah Macdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Hector Pedroso. Tiburones Pacufantásticos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Hector Pedroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 70th minute of the match. After 73 played minutes Tiburones Pacufantásticos got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Bartoleme. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Quinn Holmes hit a great ball. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Thepchai Raksawong. But to his dismay, Thepchai Raksawong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. The supporters of England booed when Tiburones Pacufantásticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornelio Garaile didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Fulgencio Tajo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Tiburones Pacufantásticos's Fulgencio Tajo got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 85 minutes into the game, Gonzalo Lauro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tiburones Pacufantásticos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. After 85 played minutes Tiburones Pacufantásticos got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Lauro. Kyle Cox blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hector Pedroso having to make a save. 89 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hector Pedroso. Tiburones Pacufantásticos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Issac Dawson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. In the 93rd minute of the match Micah Macdonald sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hector Pedroso skillfully saved the ball. When the final whistle sounded England left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Tiburones Pacufantásticos.