Challenge

Avenue of glory
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Evaggelos Keratakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Evaggelos Keratakis hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaggelos Keratakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 25 minutes, Dimitris Kolofotias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Green Horses and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Dimitris Kolofotias got a free kick in the 25th minute. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Gerasimos Iakovatos tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 34 played minutes Green Horses got a freekick which was hit by Babbis Markatos. 37 minutes into the match, Gerasimos Iakovatos notched a goal, 2-2, 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. After a defensive mix-up in Green Horses's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Periklis Zorbadelos 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd 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. Periklis Zorbadelos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seth Young to maneuver through the defense.

In the 51st match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Willis to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Notis Bartzokas in the 53rd minute of play. Green Horses's Dimitris Kolofotias got his second yellow card of the match in the 57th minute. The referee ordered Dimitris Kolofotias off the ground. After a rather tough play, Green Horses's Dimitris Kolofotias got a free kick in the 58th minute. Periklis Zorbadelos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 60th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Periklis Zorbadelos to make any attempt to save it. After 66 played minutes England got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Gallagher. 66 minutes into the match, Green Horses's Iason Dimitratos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 76 minutes into the match, Green Horses's goalkeeper Periklis Zorbadelos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. When Evaggelos Keratakis fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Green Horses's protests and gave Evaggelos Keratakis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th minute, Evaggelos Keratakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute, England's Issac Dawson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. In the 88th match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Willis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Green Horses booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie Willis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded England left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Green Horses.