Kenya (7) v (3) England

By Claire Varley

It was a fast, physical game that decided the fifth and sixth place in the Homeless World Cup, with Kenya powering through to win 7-3 over England.

Kenya found the net 30 seconds into the match with a swift ball between the English keeper's legs.

England responded with two goals in succession from Dominic 'The Dominator' Holvor, which hit the corner of the net.

Running into a cross along the goal face, John Njoroge booted in another Kenyan goal.

Strong English passing had the Kenyan keeper running back and forth across the goal D but the strikers couldn't find the goals.

The English keeper was putting in a terrific effort but smart Kenyan passing saw four more goals slip through, including a tricky ball from Njoroge that sent the keeper right while the ball went left.

At the half time the Kenyans maintained a convincing 6-2 lead.

Before entering his new goal D, the Kenyan keeper knelt in prayer.

Both teams came back faster and hungrier than before, but the Kenyan keeper's prayer worked and held off countless English attempts on goal.

An own goal off a fumbled save from England's keeper spurred the Kenyans on against the increasingly desperate English.

Many an English ball could have resulted in a goal but all seemed to just miss the goal by a matter of inches.

For the rest of the match the ball travelled up and down the pitch, failing to find the goal net at either end.

With ten seconds to go, England's Inman finally managing to break the English drought but it wasn't enough, with Kenya winning 7-3.

After accepting their medal for fifth place, the Kenyans treated the crowd to an energetic dance to celebrate a fantastic end to both team's Homeless World Cup.

Photos: Photoworx