Challenge

Kato Pafos Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Cox got the match started through his kick off. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anestis Katsambis in the 12th minute of play. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anestis Katsambis in the 16th minute of play. Iphitos Gravari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. Kreon Logarakis charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kreon Logarakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kreon Logarakis hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mánthia's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Koulis Mestas 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. The supporters of Mánthia booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Issac Dawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Katsambis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Dicastillo in the 26th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dionisio Dicastillo got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, England's Khalid Kennedy got control of the ball when Dionisio Dicastillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th 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. Koulis Mestas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Themis Pantelakos in the 44th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dionisio Dicastillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anestis Katsambis in the 55th minute of play. Kreon Logarakis took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anestis Katsambis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalid Kennedy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anestis Katsambis went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 74 minutes into the game, Mánthia's Kreon Logarakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Khalid Kennedy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. England's Caelan Hayes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Iphitos Gravari in the 77 minute of the game. Khalid Kennedy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kreon Logarakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Koulis Mestas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute of the match England got a corner. Mánthia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micah Macdonald ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led England's Leighton Davies to fire away a dangerous shot which Koulis Mestas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 88th minute, England's Seth Young seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Seth Young the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of England protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Seth Young had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 96th minute, Iphitos Gravari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mánthia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Mánthia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.