What a super super photograph! If you have the ability to do any advance editing (which I don't myself) I'd suggest trying to edit it somehow, so as to apply the green of the playing field to the whole background (fence and trees) after voting has finished. Anyway, that said, this photo works really well for the challenge and is a good capture, showing interesting action with the players in sharp focus. Well done.
Nice capture of the action, although the unhorizontal background is a little distracting. You were shooting (at least for this shot) 90 degrees from the sun's direction. I'd have been tempted to shoot another 45 degrees to the left (possibly the corner of the pitch?) or with the sun behind me. This would have brightened up the faces, left less shadows on the players, and also shown some interesting player shadows on the pitch you could have captured in your composition. Overall, good effort.