Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Urbano Castulo got the match started through his kick off. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Crescencio in the 5th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Cooper Thompson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Niceto Crescencio 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 0-1. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Crescencio in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute of the match, Kyle Cox tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Roger Short saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 25 minutes into the match, C.A.U.V.K's goalkeeper Roger Short had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. C.A.U.V.K's Roger Short played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, C.A.U.V.K's goalkeeper Roger Short had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. 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 29th minute. If Urbano Castulo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 37th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Short saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Niceto Crescencio came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the C.A.U.V.K 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 Niceto Crescencio couldn't finish the play. 2-2 became the score in the 45th minute when Kyle Cox elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. Roger Short showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Micah Macdonald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.A.U.V.K's Saverio Marz was substituted for Niceto Crescencio. Guaberto Roldan charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guaberto Roldan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes C.A.U.V.K got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Roldan. In the 78th minute Kyle Cox suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 78 minutes into the game, Evaristo Bernaldo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.A.U.V.K's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. England made a substitution. Rowan Thomas replaced Kyle Cox. In the 80th match minute, C.A.U.V.K was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Bernaldo to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saverio Marz. Roger Short took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rowan Thomas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Saverio Marz could shoot a difficult shot in the 89th minute, which Khalid Kennedy however easily saved by the left post. 92 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Marz came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Short made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rowan Thomas in the 95th minute of play.