Challenge

Melon Garden
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. FC Melon's Ján Tuleja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 4th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomáš Malý. The supporters of England booed when FC Melon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomáš Semenník didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Kudlak was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 22 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Melon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave England a penalty, 25 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Micah Macdonald, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Melon's Ján Tuleja. 0-1. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ján Tuleja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ján Tuleja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caelan Hayes in the 34th minute of play. Ján Tuleja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 39th minute of the match. Ján Tuleja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issac Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, England's Cooper Thompson got a free kick in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Tomáš Semenník managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Melon's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomáš Semenník was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Matej Adamec notched a goal, 1-1, 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. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Ján Tuleja made a huge save. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Žitňár in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cooper Thompson to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomáš Malý in the 64th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Gallagher hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Ján Tuleja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caelan Hayes, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 76 minutes into the match, FC Melon's goalkeeper Ján Tuleja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. In the 83rd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ján Tuleja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matej Adamec in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. After 88 minutes of play, FC Melon's Vladimír Madeja made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matej Adamec in the 91st minute of the match. Micah Macdonald hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.