Challenge

Cervantes Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cervantes F.C.'s Shen Guo Yu 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. After 7 played minutes Cervantes F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Anastasio Berriotxoa. After 9 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fausto Kemen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xavier Gallagher hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Anastasio Berriotxoa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anastasio Berriotxoa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 18th 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. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Khalid Kennedy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Shen Guo Yu sent off a good shot on target. In the 31st minute, Cervantes F.C.'s Anastasio Berriotxoa 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. 2-1. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Kyle Cox sped through Cervantes F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fausto Kemen. 43 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Rojelio came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyle Cox's late challenge caught a Cervantes F.C.'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. After 48 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Kyle Cox. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyle Cox was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto Kemen was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. An unexpected shot in the 53rd minute by Micah Macdonald got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Fausto Kemen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute Samuel Rojelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Cervantes F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Fausto Kemen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Kemen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Kemen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute, Cervantes F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Micah Macdonald fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cervantes F.C.'s Aurelio Bartuelo was substituted for Anastasio Berriotxoa. 78 minutes into the match, Cervantes F.C.'s goalkeeper Fausto Kemen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kyle Cox. Fausto Kemen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 81st minute of play. Fausto Kemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto Kemen was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Bartuelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Santxol, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 96th minute Benjamin Santxol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Cooper Thompson hit a great ball. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ambrosio Brion, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.