Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When England's Kyle Cox in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. Augsburg 1907's goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Issac Dawson to maneuver through the defense. Micah Macdonald's late challenge caught a F.C. Augsburg 1907's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Micah Macdonald helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to England getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Micah Macdonald hit a great ball. Göksel Müfit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Cox to maneuver through the defense. 12 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Schaub came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Khalid Kennedy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Luca Schaub received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Khalid Kennedy came out and tried to block the shot, but Luca Schaub slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Göksel Müfit notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of England's Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christopher Trautermann in the 43rd minute of the match. 43 minutes in the game, Christopher Trautermann dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Khalid Kennedy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Göksel Müfit showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 45 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Göksel Müfit to strike the kick off in the second half. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göksel Müfit in the 51st minute of the match. Micah Macdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achim Meyers having to interfere. F.C. Augsburg 1907's Kai-Uwe Themel was substituted for Luca Schaub. Achim Meyers made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 61st minute. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai-Uwe Themel in the 67th minute of the match. F.C. Augsburg 1907's Dominic Papst was substituted for Benjamin Elsner. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göksel Müfit, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 72 minutes, Yannick König mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Augsburg 1907 and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of England booed when F.C. Augsburg 1907 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yannick König didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by F.C. Augsburg 1907's Jan-Philipp Schnitzler. But to his dismay, Jan-Philipp Schnitzler quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kai-Uwe Themel in the 79th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rdth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. Augsburg 1907's Achim Meyers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 85th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achim Meyers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göksel Müfit, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The F.C. Augsburg 1907 fans cheered their team off the field, for while England had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.