Challenge

TULIANO F.C.
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. Emilio Haritzeder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hipolito Jobo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Argentina AFC's Hipolito Jobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Argentina AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Hipolito Jobo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teofil Narbut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Argentina AFC's Braulio Claus quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leighton Davies, made in the 14th minute of the game. In the 18th minute, Caelan Hayes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Micah Macdonald notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Argentina AFC's Hipolito Jobo. Hipolito Jobo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hipolito Jobo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 24th minute of the match England got a corner. Argentina AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micah Macdonald ran over to the corner to take the kick. Argentina AFC's Hipolito Jobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Micah Macdonald in the 28th minute of play. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Emilio Haritzeder made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Argentina AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on England's corner Micah Macdonald fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hipolito Jobo quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Micah Macdonald got free with Hipolito Jobo in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emilio Haritzeder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Argentina AFC were furious when Domingos Tab was red carded, 65 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Argentina AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! Argentina AFC:s Hipolito Jobo showed great skill when he stopped Micah Macdonald:s penalty. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hipolito Jobo having to interfere. After 77 played minutes Argentina AFC got a freekick which was hit by Teofil Narbut. In the 80th minute Gervasio Arnas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Micah Macdonald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th minute, Teofil Narbut 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. Argentina AFC's Cristobal Ebardo was substituted for Braulio Claus. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Micah Macdonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hipolito Jobo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Gervasio Arnas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caelan Hayes during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 97 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Caelan Hayes. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched England eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.