Challenge

CASH Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. If Eusebiu Mustățea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marek Miklík showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 10th minute of the match. Marek Miklík took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes, Xavier Gallagher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the STRESSLES FIGHTERS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute, Xavier Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, STRESSLES FIGHTERS's Eusebiu Mustățea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalid Kennedy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. STRESSLES FIGHTERS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gavril Ferenț in the 19th minute. Rareș Diaconescu was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebiu Mustățea in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of England booed when STRESSLES FIGHTERS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iurie Taşcă didn't get a good kick on the ball. 22 minutes into the match, STRESSLES FIGHTERS's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Marek Miklík reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marek Miklík took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marek Miklík showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Marek Miklík. STRESSLES FIGHTERS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 33 played minutes STRESSLES FIGHTERS got a freekick which was hit by Iurie Taşcă. STRESSLES FIGHTERS's Marek Miklík played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 35th minute of play. Caelan Hayes took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marek Miklík. Marek Miklík dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 38th minute of play forced STRESSLES FIGHTERS's goalkeeper Marek Miklík to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marek Miklík 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 42nd minute of play forced STRESSLES FIGHTERS's goalkeeper Marek Miklík to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eusebiu Mustățea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47thth minute of the game Xavier Gallagher who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STRESSLES FIGHTERS's Marek Miklík was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Xavier Gallagher sped through STRESSLES FIGHTERS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marek Miklík.

Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Marek Miklík made a huge save. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vali Bala in the 55th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, STRESSLES FIGHTERS's goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Marek Miklík reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, STRESSLES FIGHTERS's goalkeeper Marek Miklík had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. Rareș Diaconescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Khalid Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marek Miklík made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 63rd minute of play. Marek Miklík showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 64th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Miklík saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marek Miklík took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Seth Young hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, England's Quinn Holmes got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The supporters of England booed when STRESSLES FIGHTERS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vali Bala didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marek Miklík saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marek Miklík made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Rareș Diaconescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rareș Diaconescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aron Cudalb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marek Miklík was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Issac Dawson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 91 minute of play. STRESSLES FIGHTERS's Dan Zbanţ was substituted for Aron Cudalb. In the 97th minute Vali Bala 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. The England supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing England would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.