Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Seth Young lost his temper 3 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of England:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CARDANO:s goal. The referee gave CARDANO a penalty, 5 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bobi Vúrlyakov, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. 0-1. In the 12th minute Rosen Michkov 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. Rosen Michkov struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Khalid Kennedy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CARDANO. In the 20th minute, Gercho Súrbinski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. CARDANO's Borimir Bilalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 21st minute of play. When Xavier Gallagher came up free with the goalie in the 23rd 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 Xavier Gallagher couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the match, Rosen Michkov notched a goal, 0-2, 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. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Kyle Cox sped through CARDANO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Borimir Bilalov. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slavyan Dudumov in the 30th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gercho Súrbinski in the 33rd 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. Borimir Bilalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th match minute, CARDANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kuncho Taralanski to maneuver through the defense. Micah Macdonald, 39 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 44 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Bobi Vúrlyakov came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanoy Krústenov in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

CARDANO's Borimir Bilalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caelan Hayes in the 51st minute of play. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by CARDANO'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 59 minutes of play, England's Caelan Hayes made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Borimir Bilalov was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute, Kyle Cox made a precise shot to the right of Borimir Bilalov. CARDANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 69th match minute, CARDANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ventzislav Slúnchev to maneuver through the defense. After 73 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Kyle Cox. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gercho Súrbinski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the game, Stanoy Krústenov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khalid Kennedy. Stanoy Krústenov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. Borimir Bilalov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 89th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rosen Michkov in the 91st minute of play. The goalkeeper, Khalid Kennedy, was totally fooled by CARDANO's Bobi Vúrlyakov, who 95 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see England lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.