Challenge

Stadio Olimpico
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. Leighton Davies recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Kyle Cox came up free with the goalie in the 16th 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 Kyle Cox couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Micah Macdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Micah Macdonald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tanek Wejta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cooper Thompson kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 24th minute by Krzysztof Fafinski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Edgar Sokol kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Xavier Gallagher hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Giallorossi Poland's Miromir Pazura tried to score from far away in the 29th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 32nd minute of play forced Giallorossi Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wejta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of England booed when Giallorossi Poland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Sokol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th 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. Tanek Wejta 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 43rd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Wejta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Cox to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cyprian Grunwalski to make the kick off. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krzysztof Fafinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Tanek Wejta to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Giallorossi Poland's Edgar Sokol got a free kick in the 66th minute. Tanek Wejta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caelan Hayes in the 73rd minute of play forced Giallorossi Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wejta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Giallorossi Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wejta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute Cyprian Grunwalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Giallorossi Poland's goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Tanek Wejta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Giallorossi Poland's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tanek Wejta 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 93rd minute of play forced Giallorossi Poland's goalkeeper Tanek Wejta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes, Xavier Gallagher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the England and the Giallorossi Poland players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Giallorossi Poland booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Gallagher didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Cyprian Grunwalski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 97th minute, Krzysztof Fafinski made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched England eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.