Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ognyan Klyashev started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Football Wizards 59 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Nelson Damien hit a great ball. In the 4th minute of the match Micah Macdonald sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bertil Gudmundsson skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Antonello Costantini managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Football Wizards 59's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonello Costantini was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bertil Gudmundsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bertil Gudmundsson 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 10th minute. Bertil Gudmundsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 13th minute. In the 14th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Issac Dawson to maneuver through the defense. Football Wizards 59's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Kyle Cox scored to the left of an out of position Bertil Gudmundsson, making the score, 2-0. In the 24th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bertil Gudmundsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Bertil Gudmundsson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Antonello Costantini hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kyle Cox got free with Bertil Gudmundsson in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bertil Gudmundsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Bertil Gudmundsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilbert Paciuszko scored 2-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Football Wizards 59's Franklin Sarron was substituted for Gilbert Paciuszko. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kyle Cox to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bertil Gudmundsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bertil Gudmundsson 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 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franklin Sarron in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Khalid Kennedy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Bertil Gudmundsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Sarron came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. Football Wizards 59 made a substitution. Alexandros Gomatos replaced Ognyan Klyashev. Kyle Cox hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute, Jan Boström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bertil Gudmundsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86thth minute of the game Issac Dawson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Football Wizards 59's Bertil Gudmundsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 87th minute, Kyle Cox left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. England's Xavier Gallagher got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Alexandros Gomatos tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 97th 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. England's Kyle Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. England's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.