Challenge

Arena Votorantim
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox made the kick off and thus started the match. After 6th play minutes Micah Macdonald shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Almir Miranda and just under the crossbar into goal. Daniel Velloso hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th 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: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Germano Siqueira got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Al Wieczorek got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Murillo Leão kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of England:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mitnarotov FC:s goal. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Hortêncio Sena capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hortêncio Sena really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After some careless play in the England defense, Al Wieczorek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalid Kennedy should have stopped the shot. Kyle Cox received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Almir Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The wind increased when Hortêncio Sena made the kick off in the second half. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Almir Miranda made a huge save. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 55th 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hortêncio Sena in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Khalid Kennedy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mitnarotov FC's Almir Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 60th minute of play. Kyle Cox might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Almir Miranda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kyle Cox ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th minute, Walmir Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kyle Cox got free with Almir Miranda in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lenílson Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Almir Miranda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mitnarotov FC's Almir Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 76th minute of play. Mitnarotov FC's Almir Miranda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Cox in the 78th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hortêncio Sena in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 played minutes Mitnarotov FC got a freekick which was hit by Walmir Quintal. After a defensive mix-up in Mitnarotov FC's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almir Miranda came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Kyle Cox got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Hortêncio Sena in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by England's Caelan Hayes. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Al Wieczorek hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when England's Kyle Cox in the 93rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Almir Miranda was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Mitnarotov FC through an amazing save. For all the effort they put into the match, the England players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mitnarotov FC.