Challenge

Monumental M.Bielsa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Loco Bielsabio getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Sergio Arce hit a great ball. Per Alén could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. Szymon Szotek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. In the 7th minute Loco Bielsabio were awarded a corner. Szymon Szotek went to the cornerflag to take it. Paulino Martxelin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 8th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Szymon Szotek got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Paulino Martxelin. Loco Bielsabio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Szymon Szotek in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 32nd minute of play forced Loco Bielsabio's goalkeeper Paulino Martxelin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per Alén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Szymon Szotek in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Xavier Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Szymon Szotek. When Seth Young fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored England's protests and gave Seth Young a yellow card for diving instead. After 40 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Seth Young. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Generoso Bartoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Issac Dawson hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half England were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Per Alén was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, England's Xavier Gallagher got a free kick in the 51st minute. Loco Bielsabio's Paulino Martxelin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Loco Bielsabio from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Loco Bielsabio's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulino Martxelin came out of the goal and Micah Macdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Loco Bielsabio's Paulino Martxelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Issac Dawson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Laurin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Per Alén's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khalid Kennedy was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Paulino Martxelin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Per Alén in the 82nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Kyle Cox kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paulino Martxelin. That made the score 1-2 in the 83 minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Laurin, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Paulino Martxelin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Loco Bielsabio's Paulino Martxelin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 95th minute of play. Despite being the better team, England failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.