Challenge

SOMINECO ARENA
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cihan Kisačević during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Cihan Kisačević hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murathan Ensar, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Seçkin Eroğul. SOMINECO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Issac Dawson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 28th minute of play forced SOMINECO's goalkeeper Seçkin Eroğul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Cihan Kisačević came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seçkin Eroğul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Seçkin Eroğul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 46th minute of play forced SOMINECO's goalkeeper Seçkin Eroğul to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gunnsteinn Guðbjörnsson kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Seçkin Eroğul 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 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mir Güzel to make the kick off. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murathan Ensar, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Seçkin Eroğul didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. In the 56th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Willis to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murathan Ensar in the 57th 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 Mir Güzel in the 60th minute of play. Seçkin Eroğul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, SOMINECO's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Seçkin Eroğul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Mir Güzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Seçkin Eroğul didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Seçkin Eroğul tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Murathan Ensar might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Khalid Kennedy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Murathan Ensar ran back to his position shaking his head. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mir Güzel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seçkin Eroğul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mir Güzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cihan Kisačević in the 95th minute of play. The SOMINECO supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching England's performance. The match ended with a win for England.