Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 6th minute of play forced LEON's goalkeeper Esteban Musko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Musko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, LEON's Ceferino Mantzio 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, 0-1. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Mantzio in the 13th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Esteban Musko, 1-1. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Asur in the 23rd minute of play. Esteban Musko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Ceferino Mantzio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LEON fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 30th minute of the match, Kyle Cox tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Esteban Musko saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Micah Macdonald took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Esteban Musko. Esteban Musko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 37th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Gallagher to maneuver through the defense. In the 38th minute of the match Rodolfo Lope sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khalid Kennedy skillfully saved the ball. After 47 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Leighton Davies. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruperto Asur to make the kick off. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Esteban Musko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esteban Musko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Musko 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 65th minute. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by LEON's Ceferino Mantzio. But to his dismay, Ceferino Mantzio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteban Musko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When England's Kyle Cox in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LEON's goalie prevented a goal. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Eguzki in the 85th minute of play. Esteban Musko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Micah Macdonald came up free with the goalie in the 87th 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. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Esteban Musko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LEON's Esteban Musko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Gallagher in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban Musko. LEON's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. England were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of LEON for a fine match.