Challenge

NATIONAL STADIUM
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. In the 5th minute, FC TOKIO's Daniel Bey 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. 2-0. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Bey in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Daniel Bey recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khalid Kennedy. Daniel Bey showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. After 17 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Eddie Willis. Soltani Belkacem could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. 20 minutes into the game, Kyle Cox cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Tedj Djeziri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Issac Dawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Djeziri having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Amine Larfaoui sent off a good shot on target. After 35 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Micah Macdonald. After having played for 38 minutes, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Micah Macdonald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd minute, Kyle Cox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tedj Djeziri was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After a defensive mix-up in FC TOKIO's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tedj Djeziri came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amine Larfaoui went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-2 at half-time.

Kamel Ibrir lost his temper 53 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, FC TOKIO's Kamel Ibrir got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, FC TOKIO's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Tedj Djeziri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Farid Belmellat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC TOKIO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC TOKIO's Farid Belmellat got a free kick in the 56th minute. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC TOKIO's Hocine Mekhloufi got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 65 played minutes Kyle Cox rounded FC TOKIO's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-3. A collision led to FC TOKIO getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Hamid Brahimi hit a great ball. Tedj Djeziri made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Issac Dawson sent off a good shot on target. After 73 played minutes FC TOKIO got a freekick which was hit by Farid Belmellat. After having played for 80 minutes, Amine Larfaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC TOKIO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amine Larfaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kyle Cox's late challenge caught a FC TOKIO'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 FC TOKIO booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyle Cox didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 played minutes, FC TOKIO's Soltani Belkacem shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC TOKIO reached it. 87 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of FC TOKIO's Tedj Djeziri. Tedj Djeziri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 90 played minutes FC TOKIO got a freekick which was hit by Jean Sadaoui. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.