Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Leighton Davies had to leave the field with a concussion. When Adilson Tinoco fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hille IF's protests and gave Adilson Tinoco a yellow card for diving instead. England's Aadam Murray was substituted for Leighton Davies. In the 8th minute, Adilson Tinoco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fredrik Käcker in the 14th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyle Cox in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Paulo Messias saved Hille IF from getting behind. Zé Paulo Messias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Paulo Messias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birger Tingberg in the 28th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fredrik Käcker went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Hille IF's zone, Issac Dawson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Paulo Messias came out of the goal and Issac Dawson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 40 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Arkadiusz Marajda came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Hille IF booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cooper Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Brian Nyman came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 53rd minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Messias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Paulo Messias was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. England's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Micah Macdonald in the 56th minute. Kyle Cox was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a rather tough play, Hille IF's Christer Ahlroht got a free kick in the 58th minute. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrik Käcker, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rdth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hille IF's Zé Paulo Messias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes into the game, Fredrik Käcker recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khalid Kennedy. Fredrik Käcker showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fredrik Käcker got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Hille IF's Christer Ahlroht got a free kick in the 73rd minute. England's Micah Macdonald couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hille IF. Zé Paulo Messias 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 77th minute. After 81 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Eddie Willis. 86 minutes into the game, England's Micah Macdonald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zé Paulo Messias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 89th minute, Fredrik Käcker 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. A collision led to Hille IF getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Brian Nyman hit a great ball. A collision led to Hille IF getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Gaspar Erasto hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Hille IF had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.