Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyle Cox took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Graziani came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Cordeiro came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Márcio Cordeiro hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Issac Dawson hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After 20 minutes, Flavio Graziani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Beatriz 08 and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes FC Beatriz 08 got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Graziani. In the 21st 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: 1-1. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pepe Bomba, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 24 played minutes FC Beatriz 08 got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Graziani. 25 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Eurico lago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caelan Hayes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Eurico lago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Pepe Bomba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eurico lago was a little too slow when Micah Macdonald got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ignacio Meckel during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th match minute, FC Beatriz 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Meckel to maneuver through the defense. Eurico lago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Eurico lago managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when England's Micah Macdonald fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Márcio Cordeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, England's Micah Macdonald made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eurico lago was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eurico lago was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Micah Macdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eurico lago having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepe Bomba in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepe Bomba in the 64th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Pepe Bomba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute, Micah Macdonald 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. Eurico lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Eurico lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 75th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Eurico lago 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 Pepe Bomba in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, António Lessa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Beatriz 08 getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Rui Eanes hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Beatriz 08's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eurico lago came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 93 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Pepe Bomba came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Cooper Thompson hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The England fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Beatriz 08 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.