Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reinaldo Alagoano took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remo de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Issac Dawson 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. The supporters of England booed when TRAKINAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Melillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remo de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reinaldo Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Alagoano in the 25th minute of play. England's Kyle Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Gallagher in the 27th minute of play forced TRAKINAS FC's goalkeeper Remo de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Leighton Davies hit a great ball. TRAKINAS FC's Bruno Melillo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for England. Remo de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th minute of the match, Micah Macdonald got a very nice opportunity to score, but Remo de Toledo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 35 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Caelan Hayes. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After a rather tough play, TRAKINAS FC's Oswaldo Matos got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Kyle Cox cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Remo de Toledo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 56th 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 Issac Dawson couldn't finish the play. 58 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remo de Toledo. TRAKINAS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Kyle Cox came up free with the goalie in the 62nd 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 Kyle Cox couldn't finish the play. 68 minutes into the match, TRAKINAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Remo de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caelan Hayes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. TRAKINAS FC's Charles Oliveira was substituted for Reinaldo Alagoano. 73 minutes into the match, TRAKINAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Remo de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charles Oliveira in the 77th minute of play. Remo de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, TRAKINAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Remo de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Remo de Toledo was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Remo de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 92nd minute of the match. The England players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.