Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. Thanks to some nice moves Issac Dawson could shoot a difficult shot in the 3rd minute, which Holger Arhenius however easily saved by the left post. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Goretzka in the 8th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salvador Menjivar during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 12 played minutes Caelan Hayes rounded SantaAna's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Holger Arhenius successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A hard shot by Micah Macdonald from long distance, 25 minutes into the match, got Holger Arhenius's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Felipe Cerna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Holger Arhenius made a huge save. In the 37th minute, England's Kyle Cox dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. 44 minutes into the match, SantaAna's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Holger Arhenius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Holger Arhenius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carmelo Benavides stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Goretzka's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khalid Kennedy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. The corner led SantaAna's Carmelo Benavides to fire away a dangerous shot which Khalid Kennedy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. SantaAna's Holger Arhenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 56th minute of play. When England's Micah Macdonald in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SantaAna's goalie prevented a goal. 60 minutes into the match, Xavier Gallagher notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of SantaAna's Holger Arhenius. Holger Arhenius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Issac Dawson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Holger Arhenius was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Holger Arhenius 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 64th minute. Khalid Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Cerna in the 66th minute. SantaAna's Holger Arhenius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caelan Hayes in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Caelan Hayes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Holger Arhenius was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. With 83 minutes on the clock, Eddie Willis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Holger Arhenius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Issac Dawson made a precise shot to the right of Holger Arhenius. SantaAna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. When Xavier Gallagher came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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 Xavier Gallagher couldn't finish the play. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Felipe Cerna sent off a good shot on target. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. England had played much better football throughout.