Challenge

Športni Park Gorica
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) If Celedonio Frederik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Pančur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10thth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but HIT Gorica's Konstantin Pančur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 11th 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. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Goražd Djordjević tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 16th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Micah Macdonald hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. The supporters of England booed when HIT Gorica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silverio Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantin Pančur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caelan Hayes to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute, Lovrencij Brezavšček hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, England's Micah Macdonald broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. HIT Gorica's Konstantin Pančur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 29th minute of play. Erland Apelkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 31st minute of play forced HIT Gorica's goalkeeper Konstantin Pančur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of England booed when HIT Gorica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silverio Fernandez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lovrencij Brezavšček charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lovrencij Brezavšček the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, HIT Gorica's Lovrencij Brezavšček got a free kick in the 39th minute. Lovrencij Brezavšček was shown his second yellow card after 41 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Konstantin Pančur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caelan Hayes went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Celedonio Frederik was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Konstantin Pančur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 54 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Leighton Davies. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Set Nenadić during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. England made a substitution. Ewan Lewis replaced Issac Dawson. Micah Macdonald shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. When HIT Gorica's Roni Hafner in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye England's goalie prevented a goal. Anis Doberšek lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in HIT Gorica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 69th minute of play forced HIT Gorica's goalkeeper Konstantin Pančur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to HIT Gorica getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Goražd Djordjević hit a great ball. A collision led to HIT Gorica getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Roni Hafner hit a great ball. Konstantin Pančur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Micah Macdonald went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Ewan Lewis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Konstantin Pančur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 90th minute of the match. Xavier Gallagher hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Konstantin Pančur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ewan Lewis in the 93rd minute of play. After 96 minutes of play, England's Ewan Lewis made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Konstantin Pančur was left in no man's land by his defense there! England played a much better game than HIT Gorica and deserved their victory. The HIT Gorica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.