Challenge

Allianz Zuera Parque
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Cooper Thompson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Zuera Never End MZC's Cherif Gomez got a free kick in the 10th minute. Santo Everton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 11th minute of play. In the 11th 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: 0-1. 0-2 became the score in the 15th minute when Micah Macdonald elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Santo Everton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Micah Macdonald to maneuver through the defense. After 30 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 Rui Coutinho in the 31st minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Meira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Khalid Kennedy, 1-2. 46 minutes into the match, Zuera Never End MZC's Ezequiel Meira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalid Kennedy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Rui Coutinho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jailson de Amaral made a kick off. In the 51st minute, João Adolfo Matorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. England's Xavier Gallagher got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Caelan Hayes's late challenge caught a Zuera Never End MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caelan Hayes helped the player get up and apologised. Caelan Hayes hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 60 played minutes, Zuera Never End MZC's Léo Meireles shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zuera Never End MZC reached it. Santo Everton 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 65th minute. Santo Everton was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Issac Dawson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Issac Dawson really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Zuera Never End MZC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Kyle Cox scored to the left of an out of position Santo Everton, making the score, 1-4. Santo Everton came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by England's Micah Macdonald. But to his dismay, Micah Macdonald quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. Santo Everton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 75th minute of play. Santo Everton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caelan Hayes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 96 minutes of play, England's Issac Dawson made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santo Everton was left in no man's land by his defense there! England's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.