Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gerard Klaus made the kick off which started today's match. Chiel Wilson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 2nd minute. Mark Roetering hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kyle Cox was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 6th match minute, AVV Zeeburgia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mark Roetering to maneuver through the defense. Chiel Wilson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kyle Cox went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerard Klaus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Micah Macdonald's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Chiel Wilson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Xavier Gallagher's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chiel Wilson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chiel Wilson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jim Houwing went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Micah Macdonald scored 2-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chiel Wilson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. AVV Zeeburgia's Chiel Wilson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Klaas Adelaar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xavier Gallagher kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes AVV Zeeburgia got a freekick which was hit by Mark Roetering. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Issac Dawson managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Issac Dawson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chiel Wilson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chiel Wilson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AVV Zeeburgia getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Klaas Adelaar hit a great ball. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Houwing, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

52 minutes into the match, AVV Zeeburgia's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Chiel Wilson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rdth minute of the game Micah Macdonald who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AVV Zeeburgia's Chiel Wilson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind AVV Zeeburgia's goalkeeper Chiel Wilson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chiel Wilson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Leighton Davies in the 62nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AVV Zeeburgia's Hubert Wibier. The referee gave England a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Micah Macdonald, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AVV Zeeburgia's Chiel Wilson. 5-1. In the 68th minute, Xavier Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes AVV Zeeburgia got a freekick which was hit by Rein Perk. After 72 minutes, Leighton Davies mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the AVV Zeeburgia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leighton Davies hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Micah Macdonald 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: 6-1. Kyle Cox hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Chiel Wilson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chiel Wilson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard Klaus in the 85th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Xavier Gallagher 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: 7-1. In the 94th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chiel Wilson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind AVV Zeeburgia's goalkeeper Chiel Wilson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. England walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.