Challenge

Slaughtergate
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyle Cox took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kyle Cox's late challenge caught a Egg Chasers 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. The supporters of Egg Chasers FC booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyle Cox didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Crouch in the 15th minute. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Bruce Marler tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Egg Chasers FC's Peter Crouch 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. 1-0. 25 minutes into the game, Egg Chasers FC's Tosh Goodwin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Khalid Kennedy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Bruce Marlers short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Khalid Kennedy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Micah Macdonald came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the England fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Micah Macdonald couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Peter Crouch tried to sneak it across the goal line. Micah Macdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Blakeley having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Egg Chasers FC's Bruce Marler got a free kick in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Egg Chasers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Vincent Blakeley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruce Marler in the 42nd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Xavier Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyle Cox took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vincent Blakeley. Vincent Blakeley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tosh Goodwin made a kick off. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tosh Goodwin in the 52nd minute of play. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruce Marler went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Vincent Blakeley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tosh Goodwin in the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Peter Crouch notched a goal, 4-1, 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 Tosh Goodwin, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When Egg Chasers FC's Peter Crouch in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye England's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Joel Groom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khalid Kennedy was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vincent Blakeley having to interfere. Egg Chasers FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.