Challenge

SOF
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off. Feliks Nieruchliwy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. Kyle Cox scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benedicto Vidal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benedicto Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 10th minute of play. England's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Micah Macdonald in the 11th minute. Soflov FC's attentive Marco Domeka managed to snatch the ball when Leighton Davies made a throw-in in the 13th minute of the game. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st match minute, Soflov FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percy Romero to maneuver through the defense. When Micah Macdonald came up free with the goalie in the 25th 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. Issac Dawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedicto Vidal having to interfere. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. In the 43rdth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Soflov FC's Benedicto Vidal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 43rd 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 Issac Dawson couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Feliks Nieruchliwy to make the kick off. England's Micah Macdonald got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Soflov FC's Marcus Briceag managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leighton Davies in the 54 minute of the game. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benedicto Vidal, 0-2. The supporters of England booed when Soflov FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Percy Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Micah Macdonald shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benedicto Vidal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Soflov FC's Leo Toli got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 68th minute, David Oriol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Micah Macdonald in the 68th minute really tested Benedicto Vidal's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Soflov FC's Benedicto Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 72nd minute of play. With a little luck, Soflov FC's Benedicto Vidal got control of the ball when Micah Macdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. Benedicto Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benedicto Vidal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Soflov FC's Benedicto Vidal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Soflov FC from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute of the match England got a corner. Soflov FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micah Macdonald ran over to the corner to take the kick. Xavier Gallagher was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 84th minute of play forced Soflov FC's goalkeeper Benedicto Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soflov FC's Benedicto Vidal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes in the game Leighton Davies did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Micah Macdonald. England's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.