Challenge

Puszcza Bukowa
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 5th minute of play. Gianluca Lapadula blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Khalid Kennedy having to make a save. In the 8th minute of the match, Gianluca Lapadula tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Khalid Kennedy saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gianluca Lapadula in the 10th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KS Bukowe were furious when Jan Zgonina was red carded, 27 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 27 minutes into the game, one of KS Bukowe:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jerzy Dudek had in the 29thth minute some difficulties stopping Micah Macdonald's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 29th minute, Micah Macdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerzy Dudek was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 37 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Quinn Holmes. Marian Mondrowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Michal Jarosiewicz to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Marian Mondrowski notched a goal, 2-1, 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 55th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerzy Dudek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to KS Bukowe getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Marian Mondrowski hit a great ball. In the 63rd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cooper Thompson to maneuver through the defense. KS Bukowe's Michal Jarosiewicz got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute of the game Quinn Holmes made a throw-in which Kyle Cox played forward. Jerzy Dudek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 75th minute. The throw-in from Quinn Holmes in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KS Bukowe's Tobiasz Moryl. Jerzy Dudek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 82nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Michal Jarosiewicz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Michal Jarosiewicz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jerzy Dudek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The KS Bukowe fans cheered their team off the field, for while England had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.