Challenge

England Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) La Larrieneta's Arotza Pozo 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. Micah Macdonald charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Micah Macdonald the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Micah Macdonald kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Batista Amo kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Issac Dawson kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 曲强洋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 8th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arotza Pozo in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Iratxo Berzosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Muc Alva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute, Iratxo Berzosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 曲强洋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leoiar Maceira in the 23rd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arotza Pozo came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the La Larrieneta 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 Arotza Pozo couldn't finish the play. Arotza Pozo scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalid Kennedy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 曲强洋 having to interfere. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Larrieneta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Micah Macdonald almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Larrieneta's 曲强洋 did a great save. Micah Macdonald came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and 曲强洋 could save by the left post. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by La Larrieneta's Arotza Pozo. But to his dismay, Arotza Pozo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. A collision led to La Larrieneta getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Arotza Pozo hit a great ball. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Arotza Pozo in the 56th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. 曲强洋 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. 曲强洋 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. With an all-out effort, La Larrieneta's Khalid Kennedy threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arotza Pozo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 68 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Arotza Pozo came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes England's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arotza Pozo who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Leoiar Maceira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Khalid Kennedy quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cooper Thompson kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. La Larrieneta's Muc Alva collided with an opponent after 79 minutes. The hit was so violent that he fractured his nose and had to leave the field. 79 minutes into the game, Caelan Hayes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. England's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Larrieneta the free kick. After a rather tough play, England's Issac Dawson got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Leoiar Maceira sent off a good shot on target. Leoiar Maceira succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 86th playminute. In the 94th match minute, La Larrieneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iratxo Berzosa to maneuver through the defense. 曲强洋 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 95th minute. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Larrieneta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. La Larrieneta's Prejun Balaguer pulled a muscle in his back after 97 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Caelan Hayes was shown his second yellow card after 97 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The England supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching La Larrieneta's performance. The match ended with a win for La Larrieneta.