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Match Report
England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ricart Futebol Clube's Eusebio Hori started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of England booed when Ricart Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovânio Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quinn Holmes to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Hori in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Quinn Holmes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Ricart Futebol Clube's Hans-Jürgen Beckenbauer quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Eusebio Hori took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Hori came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusebio Hori in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. Hans-Jürgen Beckenbauer kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, England's Quinn Holmes got a free kick in the 34th minute. Reinaldo Palmeira hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Reinaldo Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Reinaldo Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Eusebio Hori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusebio Hori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Andres Ekhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Eusebio Hori left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ricart Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Issac Dawson got free with Andres Ekhi in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.
The wind increased when Kyle Cox made the kick off in the second half. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. In the 58th minute of the game Quinn Holmes made a throw-in which Caelan Hayes played forward. Eusebio Hori took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 64th minute, Eddie Willis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andres Ekhi 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 73rd minute. Hans-Jürgen Beckenbauer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Hori in the 83rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricart Futebol Clube's attack was well implemented in the 83rd minute, but when Eusebio Hori was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Micah Macdonald hit a great ball. After 85 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Xavier Gallagher hit a great ball. A hard shot by Doron Bantz from long distance, 87 minutes into the match, got Khalid Kennedy's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caelan Hayes in the 93rd minute of play. Andres Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ricart Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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