Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sixto Lorenz kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Sixto Lorenz made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Fiori Mandrak kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Quinn Holmes hit a great ball. Xavier Gallagher could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Ovidiu Acatincăi made a huge save. After having played for 14 minutes, Antonio Sergi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFTER GYM FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonio Sergi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sixto Lorenz in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 19th minute. Fiori Mandrak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sixto Lorenz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Lorenz, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sixto Lorenz, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 34 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Quinn Holmes. Antonio Sergi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ovidiu Acatincăi made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Micah Macdonald sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st minute of the game Quinn Holmes made a throw-in which Kyle Cox played forward. After 48th play minutes Sixto Lorenz shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Khalid Kennedy and just under the crossbar into goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Cox made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in England's zone, Sixto Lorenz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal and Sixto Lorenz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ovidiu Acatincăi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 57th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, England's Quinn Holmes got a free kick in the 58th minute. Eddie Willis's late challenge caught a AFTER GYM FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eddie Willis helped the player get up and apologised. Eddie Willis kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. When Fiori Mandrak came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the AFTER GYM FC 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 Fiori Mandrak couldn't finish the play. AFTER GYM FC's Ovidiu Acatincăi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 61st minute of play. AFTER GYM FC's Ovidiu Acatincăi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 70th minute of play forced AFTER GYM FC's goalkeeper Ovidiu Acatincăi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Kennedy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sixto Lorenz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 72 minute of play. In the 80th minute, Kyle Cox made a precise shot to the right of Ovidiu Acatincăi. AFTER GYM FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 83rd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Willis to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy was a little too slow when Maciej Burdzel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 1-4. When Micah Macdonald came up free with the goalie in the 94th 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. The AFTER GYM FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.