Challenge

Krasnodar arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anatoliy Olenenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Caelan Hayes. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, ФК КрасноДАР was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oleg Aleksandrov to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy was a little too slow when Anatoliy Olenenko got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 1-0. England's Kyle Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luka Gagnidze in the 26th minute. After 28 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Caelan Hayes. England's attack was well implemented in the 33rd minute, but when Kyle Cox was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Leighton Davies kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The supporters of ФК КрасноДАР booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leighton Davies didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chris de Kok could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Cox made a kick off. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anatoliy Olenenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Kajetan Cetnar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris de Kok, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anatoliy Olenenko in the 64th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Issac Dawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov having to interfere. ФК КрасноДАР made a substitution. Filimon Rodimov replaced Luka Gagnidze. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris de Kok in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoliy Olenenko in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute ФК КрасноДАР were awarded a corner. Filimon Rodimov went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Filimon Rodimov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but England's Khalid Kennedy did a great save. In the 93rd minute of the match Micah Macdonald shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the England players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ФК КрасноДАР.