Challenge

Vinará Stadium Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Armindo Belém kicked off to start the match. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Armindo Belém sent off a good shot on target. Issac Dawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrāds Rabkins having to interfere. Konrāds Rabkins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Micah Macdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Konrāds Rabkins having to interfere. The supporters of Vinará FC booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie Willis didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armindo Belém in the 15th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattin Boiro in the 18th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boleslaw Golob could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Konrāds Rabkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konrāds Rabkins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Vinará FC's Armindo Belém nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Khalid Kennedy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 30 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Konrāds Rabkins. Vinará FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Konrāds Rabkins 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 35th minute. In the 36th match minute, Vinará FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cao Zhi Jun to maneuver through the defense. Konrāds Rabkins came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by England's Issac Dawson. But to his dismay, Issac Dawson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boleslaw Golob in the 45th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boleslaw Golob, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Vinará FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Eriksson to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonatan Constancio during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Vinará FC! England were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Vinará FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Micah Macdonald took the corner. A collision led to Vinará FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Filiberto Franco hit a great ball. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boleslaw Golob in the 68th minute of the match. After 77 minutes of play, England's Micah Macdonald made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Konrāds Rabkins was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evelio Oton in the 81st minute of the match. Konrāds Rabkins was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Kyle Cox capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kyle Cox really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. A collision led to Vinará FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Filiberto Franco hit a great ball. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Konrāds Rabkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vinará FC's goalkeeper Konrāds Rabkins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vinará FC's Konrāds Rabkins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Vinará FC from getting a goal against them. Filiberto Franco kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The Vinará FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. England were clearly better and deserved to take the win.