Challenge

MarDel Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Micah Macdonald hit a great ball. Kyle Cox hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 25th minute. 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 30th minute of play. Issac Dawson took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avgustin Drangazhov. Avgustin Drangazhov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind MarDel's goalkeeper Avgustin Drangazhov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, England's Quinn Holmes got a free kick in the 34th minute. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Ruperto Hever sent off a good shot on target. England's Micah Macdonald got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Ruperto Hever sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of MarDel booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leighton Davies didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Ruperto Hever capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ruperto Hever really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 52nd minute of play forced MarDel's goalkeeper Avgustin Drangazhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quinn Holmes got a throw-in 56 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Xavier Gallagher. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Avgustin Drangazhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quinn Holmes to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind MarDel's goalkeeper Avgustin Drangazhov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Issac Dawson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Quinn Holmes hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. A collision led to MarDel getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Jony Uchiha hit a great ball. Kyle Cox's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Avgustin Drangazhov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Micah Macdonald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Avgustin Drangazhov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Avgustin Drangazhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 85th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, MarDel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruperto Hever to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. England walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.