Challenge

Jurong East Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Cox got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Albirex Niigata FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Dale Kool reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sharizan Chee succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 12th playminute. In the 14th minute, Sharizan Chee reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Khalid Kennedy. The goal made the score 2-0. Kyle Cox's late challenge caught a Albirex Niigata FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyle Cox helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Cox to maneuver through the defense. Dale Kool showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Mujahid Vijiaratnam came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Gross in the 32nd minute of play. Dale Kool made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Per Gross notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mujahid Vijiaratnam, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohammad Lee got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dale Kool saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dale Kool showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 48th minute, Per Gross 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sharizan Chee made a kick off. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Per Gross went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 57th minute, Mujahid Vijiaratnam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sharizan Chee, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sharizan Chee in the 68th minute of play. Micah Macdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Dale Kool made a huge save. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mujahid Vijiaratnam, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per Gross in the 75th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Albirex Niigata FC's Dale Kool got control of the ball when Issac Dawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Issac Dawson hit a great ball. Mujahid Vijiaratnam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Micah Macdonald took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dale Kool. Dale Kool dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. After a rather tough play, Albirex Niigata FC's Jonas Fiz got a free kick in the 87th minute. If Per Gross had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Albirex Niigata FC had won after a very even match.