Challenge

MarDel Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Cox got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of MarDel booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caelan Hayes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MarDel's Avgustin Drangazhov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Avgustin Drangazhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 12th minute of play. Avgustin Drangazhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Avgustin Drangazhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 16th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Micah Macdonald 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 MarDel the free kick. In the 20th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Micah Macdonald to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of England booed when MarDel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Kupits didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 22nd minute of play forced MarDel's goalkeeper Avgustin Drangazhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Xavier Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Avgustin Drangazhov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After 31 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. MarDel's Avgustin Drangazhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 34th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Cooper Thompson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a defensive mix-up in MarDel's zone, Micah Macdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avgustin Drangazhov came out of the goal and Micah Macdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Caelan Hayes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ruperto Hever was the one to do the kick off. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avgustin Drangazhov having to interfere. Avgustin Drangazhov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MarDel's Avgustin Drangazhov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 56th minute of play forced MarDel's goalkeeper Avgustin Drangazhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Hever, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 65 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Kyle Cox. In the 71st minute Ruperto Hever 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. In the 73rd 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. Seth Young kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Avgustin Drangazhov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 78th minute. Micah Macdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Avgustin Drangazhov made a huge save. MarDel's Avgustin Drangazhov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save MarDel from getting a goal against them. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Caelan Hayes hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.