Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Don Longden kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Don Longden made a precise shot to the right of Lennie Rusby. U21 England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 12th minute, Johannes Wennerström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute Jamal Higgins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 30th minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Lennie Rusby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lennie Rusby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boğaçhan Çinucen, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Stefan Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alastair Dunn in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conan Bourton to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in U21 England's zone, Carl Walmsley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lennie Rusby came out of the goal and Carl Walmsley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ross Clark to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Longden in the 46th minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Lennie Rusby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Don Longden got free with Lennie Rusby in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, U21 England's Lennie Rusby got control of the ball when Boğaçhan Çinucen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th match minute, Osfinch FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mickey Rothwell to maneuver through the defense. Alastair Dunn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Stefan Cullen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ashley Ross, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Don Longden could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Lennie Rusby made a huge save. Lennie Rusby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 63rd minute of the match. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamal Higgins, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Don Longden got free with Lennie Rusby in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 England's Albert Yorke was substituted for Ross Clark. Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ashley Ross in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyler Morton in the 77th minute of play forced Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Jan Thomas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 England's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Carroll in the 81st minute of play. Stefan Cullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alastair Dunn in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to Osfinch FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Adrian Collingwood hit a great ball. Ashley Ross struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Stefan Cullen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 England. Marc Armstrong's late challenge caught a Osfinch FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marc Armstrong helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th match minute, U21 England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marc Armstrong to maneuver through the defense. U21 England's Lennie Rusby proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save U21 England from getting a goal against them. U21 England's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.