Challenge

Marcio Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sancar Yağınalp got the match started through his kick off. Leighton Davies hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Leighton Davies. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Khalid Kennedy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Greger Fribäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 19th minute of the match. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Natalio Txeru tried to sneak it across the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sancar Yağınalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. A collision led to Real Salsa F.C. getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Aziz Özarkın hit a great ball. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Caelan Hayes. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ximenes Oñatibia in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Leighton Davies hit a great ball. In the 47th minute of the match Real Salsa F.C. got a corner. England's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abidin Buminhan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Ximenes Oñatibia got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 47 minutes into the match.

Natalio Txeru took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancar Yağınalp in the 59th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Micah Macdonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Greger Fribäck breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Real Salsa F.C. made a substitution. Ferenc Kocsis replaced Natalio Txeru. Real Salsa F.C.'s Kubu Cansever was substituted for Sancar Yağınalp. Real Salsa F.C.'s Abayhan Miran was substituted for Bartosz Bentkowski. A collision led to Real Salsa F.C. getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Abidin Buminhan hit a great ball. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Greger Fribäck made a huge save. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Salsa F.C.'s Ferenc Kocsis. But to his dismay, Ferenc Kocsis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Ximenes Oñatibia kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kubu Cansever in the 77th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferenc Kocsis in the 85th minute of play. Caelan Hayes hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Eddie Willis hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferenc Kocsis in the 88th minute of the match. After 89 minutes England's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abidin Buminhan who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Real Salsa F.C.'s corner Abidin Buminhan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Khalid Kennedy quite easily take care of the ball. Khalid Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ferenc Kocsis's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferenc Kocsis in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khalid Kennedy saved England from getting behind. Ferenc Kocsis took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. England's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.