Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Klement Lichorobiec was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Kyle Cox capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kyle Cox really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Micah Macdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Klement Lichorobiec was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Kyle Cox received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Klement Lichorobiec came out and tried to block the shot, but Kyle Cox slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 11th minute. FC Alkomaty's Klement Lichorobiec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franciszek Duszenski in the 17th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th 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. 23 minutes into the match, England's Issac Dawson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Klement Lichorobiec narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kyle Cox was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 24th minute. England's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Micah Macdonald got free with Klement Lichorobiec in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Klement Lichorobiec was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kyle Cox showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 26 minute of play. Quinn Holmes hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Xavier Gallagher hit a great ball. Klement Lichorobiec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Leighton Davies threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Alkomaty's Arkadiusz Dobrzechowski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Edmund Blochowiak charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Blochowiak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Alkomaty's Edmund Blochowiak got a free kick in the 38th minute. Grzegorz Giertych kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Grzegorz Giertych's late challenge caught a England's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Grzegorz Giertych helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Grzegorz Giertych hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Klement Lichorobiec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 45th minute of play. Caelan Hayes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Klement Lichorobiec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grzegorz Giertych to make the kick off. Edmund Blochowiak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. During the 57th minute of the match Grzegorz Giertych completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Grzegorz Giertych a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of England booed when FC Alkomaty was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Giertych didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Klement Lichorobiec having to interfere. Klement Lichorobiec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Gallagher in the 63rd minute of play. Klement Lichorobiec came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Issac Dawson. But to his dismay, Issac Dawson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. After 67 played minutes FC Alkomaty got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiusz Dobrzechowski. 72 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of FC Alkomaty's Klement Lichorobiec. Klement Lichorobiec was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, England's Kyle Cox got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 79th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klement Lichorobiec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st 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: 7-0. 86 minutes into the match, England's Kyle Cox sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Klement Lichorobiec narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Klement Lichorobiec 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 Klement Lichorobiec was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. In the 90th minute, Micah Macdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Klement Lichorobiec was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. After some careless play in the FC Alkomaty defense, Kyle Cox kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Klement Lichorobiec. The FC Alkomaty fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Klement Lichorobiec should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. England had played much better football throughout.