Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the game, Wiktor Niedbalski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nono Contreras made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kyle Cox in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Wiktor Niedbalski came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Rosa in the 20th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Niedbalski in the 23rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nono Contreras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 26th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wiktor Niedbalski in the 28th minute of the match. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wágner Arruda in the 33rd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Wágner Arruda came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Eddie Willis hit a great ball. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wágner Arruda in the 37th minute of play. Issac Dawson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Nono Contreras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caco Secco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 49 minutes of play, Destroyers F.C.'s Caco Secco made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! The England players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Destroyers F.C. were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Caco Secco was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Micah Macdonald during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th minute, Destroyers F.C.'s Caco Secco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 63rd minute, Caelan Hayes made a precise shot to the right of Nono Contreras. Destroyers F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nono Contreras having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wilson Rosa went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Wiktor Niedbalski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nono Contreras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 101 minutes had been played when some careless play by Destroyers F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. The Destroyers F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Destroyers F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.