Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kyle Cox made the kick off which started today's match. Alessio Piattelli charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alessio Piattelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anunnaki FC's Sergio Aguirre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 8th minute of play. Sergio Aguirre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seth Young hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caelan Hayes to maneuver through the defense. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Pagliuca in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Alex Pagliuca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Anunnaki FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Pagliuca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sergio Aguirre, 1-1. Sergio Aguirre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Leighton Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, Anunnaki FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Sergio Aguirre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessio Piattelli was shown his second yellow card after 46 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Anunnaki FC's Alessio Piattelli got a free kick in the 46th minute.

In the 53rd minute, Anfilogino Alonzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the game, Dennis Ascoli threw the ball into play from the sideline. England's Caelan Hayes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in Anunnaki FC's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergio Aguirre came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anunnaki FC made a substitution. Antonio Di Lillo replaced Davide Attili. A hard shot 69 in the game by Alex Pagliuca from a close distance when the talented Khalid Kennedy managed to make a qualified save. England's players were relieved. Alex Pagliucas short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Khalid Kennedy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sergio Aguirre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Macdonald in the 76th minute of the match. If Fulvio Lucantoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eddie Willis kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 82nd minute of play forced Anunnaki FC's goalkeeper Sergio Aguirre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leighton Davies to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Anunnaki FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Antonio Di Lillo hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Kyle Cox 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.