Challenge

AME Trips Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Zé Zanette was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aurora FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. After 3 played minutes Aurora FC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Zanette. After 4 minutes, Xavier Gallagher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the Aurora FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Xavier Gallagher hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Issac Dawson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute of the match, Rune Myr got a very nice opportunity to score, but Khalid Kennedy was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 14th minute Kyle Cox suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 洪迅俊's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 洪迅俊 helped the player get up and apologised. England's Rowan Thomas was substituted for Kyle Cox. In a very dangerous position, a player in Aurora FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! Aurora FC:s Adilson das Neves showed great skill when he stopped Micah Macdonald:s penalty. In the 19thth minute of the game Rowan Thomas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aurora FC's Adilson das Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adilson das Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rowan Thomas's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute Rowan Thomas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adilson das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Rowan Thomas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leighton Davies hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Aurora FC's Zé Zanette dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 37th minute, Thiago Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Rowan Thomas put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Adilson das Neves. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gonçalo Mattos was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Micah Macdonald got free with Adilson das Neves in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 53 minutes Aurora FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Micah Macdonald who took care of the corner kick. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Zé Zanette notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 71st match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Gallagher to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Aurora FC's zone, Rowan Thomas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adilson das Neves came out of the goal and Rowan Thomas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 86 played minutes Issac Dawson rounded Aurora FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rune Myr in the 91st minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. England had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.