Linkin Park Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
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. The crowd rose to their feet as Jack-Peter Grealish kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Khalid Kennedy. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio da Silva came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubinho Bertassi took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sérgio da Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 played minutes Chester Bennington got a freekick which was hit by Elpidio Isidor. England's Micah Macdonald couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 25th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Chester Bennington. Jack-Peter Grealish 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. Sérgio da Silva was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 29th minute. Chester Bennington's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 30 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. Kauan de Senna 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 32nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Theo Machado got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Kyle Cox hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Willis to maneuver through the defense. Rubinho Bertassi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Khalid Kennedy came out and tried to block the shot, but Rubinho Bertassi slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 38th minute. 42 minutes into the game, one of England:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Khalid Kennedy went to the wrong direction when Sérgio da Silva was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 45 minutes into the match, Chester Bennington's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Kauan de Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the England defense, Rubinho Bertassi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalid Kennedy should have stopped the shot.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jack-Peter Grealish made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Jack-Peter Grealish made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the England fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Issac Dawson couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack-Peter Grealish in the 58th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kauan de Senna 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 59th minute. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubinho Bertassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Isidor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Theo Machado made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. In the 72nd minute, Xavier Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Xavier Gallagher hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Jack-Peter Grealish had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jack-Peter Grealish was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. After 92 minutes, Caelan Hayes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the Chester Bennington players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caelan Hayes to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Kauan de Senna. Chester Bennington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Chester Bennington had won after a very even match.
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