Challenge

Campo do Negritude
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Xavier Gallagher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 16th minute of play forced NEGRITUDE FC's goalkeeper Luan Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caelan Hayes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Luan Carioca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamílton Schmidt in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the match, NEGRITUDE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Luan Carioca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, NEGRITUDE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Luan Carioca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Xavier Gallagher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dadá Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luan Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Gallagher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Quinn Holmes made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by NEGRITUDE FC's Inácio Macedo. Luan Carioca 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 45th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Kyle Cox made the kick off in the second half. Xavier Gallagher struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Luan Carioca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luan Carioca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 65th minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, NEGRITUDE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Luan Carioca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Micah Macdonald who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Luan Carioca when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 74 minutes into the game, Dadá Antunes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NEGRITUDE FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. Dadá Antunes hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Luan Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 76th minute of the match. 83 minutes into the game, England's Micah Macdonald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luan Carioca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luan Carioca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. In the 89th minute, Xavier Gallagher reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luan Carioca. The goal made the score 0-2. 92 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of NEGRITUDE FC's Luan Carioca. Luan Carioca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over England could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than NEGRITUDE FC throughout the match.