Challenge

Brigadier Lopez
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 4th minute. Honorio Stephen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito Marino in the 9th minute of play. Sabalero's Emilio Bibiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caelan Hayes in the 10th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Caelan Hayes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Bibiano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 15 minutes into the game, England's Kyle Cox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emilio Bibiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Sabalero getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Isaias Abad hit a great ball. Emilio Bibiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 29th minute of play forced Sabalero's goalkeeper Emilio Bibiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Bibiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 34th minute of the match. After 37 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilio Bibiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! 43 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roman Jacob. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Emilio Bibiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Micah Macdonald might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emilio Bibiano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Micah Macdonald ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 62nd minute, Kyle Cox 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. If Luisito Marino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emilio Bibiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 70th minute of play. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Emilio Bibiano made a huge save. After 81 played minutes Sabalero got a freekick which was hit by Isaias Abad. After 82 played minutes Sabalero got a freekick which was hit by Isaias Abad. In the 83rd minute, Micah Macdonald sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sabalero's Emilio Bibiano didn't even have to move. Kyle Cox scored 0-5 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilio Bibiano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Issac Dawson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Caelan Hayes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cooper Thompson fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored England's protests and gave Cooper Thompson a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched England eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.