Challenge

Felix Arba Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox 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. Ivan Krile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 3rd minute of the match. After 5th play minutes Carter Como shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Khalid Kennedy and just under the crossbar into goal. 10 minutes into the match, England's Kyle Cox sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Krile narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Micah Macdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Krile having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Issac Dawson put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Krile. After taking down the ball on NK Ribar Rab's corner Borislav Paljar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Khalid Kennedy quite easily take care of the ball. In the 20th minute, Kyle Cox left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 23rd minute Issac Dawson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Krile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute England were awarded a corner. Micah Macdonald went to the cornerflag to take it. Carter Como's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 31stth minute, Khalid Kennedy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by England's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Borislav Paljar was slow to take the kick. During this time NK Ribar Rab's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Borislav Paljar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Khalid Kennedy quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Borislav Paljar's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Khalid Kennedy - 2-2 was put on the score board in the 33rd minute. Ivan Krile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Macdonald in the 38th minute of the match. Kyle Cox scored 2-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Krile, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ivan Krile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Krunoslav Mrazovac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivan Krile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Batıray Orus made a kick off. After 51 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ivan Krile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by NK Ribar Rab'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. In the 62nd match minute, NK Ribar Rab was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalibor Rajšić to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Micah Macdonald from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Ivan Krile's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Ivan Krile managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when England's Micah Macdonald fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kyle Cox recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frano Jandrečić in the 72nd minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batıray Orus in the 78th minute of the match. Batıray Orus struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Khalid Kennedy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NK Ribar Rab. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Como in the 80th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to NK Ribar Rab getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Donat Janeš hit a great ball. Issac Dawson struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Ivan Krile didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 88th minute. Kyle Cox kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Krile having to interfere. The NK Ribar Rab supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching England's performance. The match ended with a win for England.