Challenge

Kotetsi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. In the 2nd minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iakovos Ksiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 4th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Issac Dawson came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the England fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Issac Dawson couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 8th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Quinn Holmes in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan. Quinn Holmes got a throw-in 12 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kyle Cox. Iakovos Ksiros 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 15th minute. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth Young in the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Micah Macdonald left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Iakovos Ksiros 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 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 23rd minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kolopetinitsa's Filippos Antoniou quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cooper Thompson, made in the 25th minute of the game. The throw-in from Quinn Holmes in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan. Iakovos Ksiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leighton Davies, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Gallagher in the 33rd minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kyle Cox took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iakovos Ksiros. Iakovos Ksiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Iakovos Ksiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Kyle Cox ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iakovos Ksiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Argyris Kountouriotis was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Issac Dawson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The England fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Xavier Gallagher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Iakovos Ksiros came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Micah Macdonald. But to his dismay, Micah Macdonald quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Iakovos Ksiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issac Dawson in the 64th minute of play forced Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Iakovos Ksiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Filippos Antoniou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Iakovos Ksiros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Micah Macdonald in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Kyle Cox cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Iakovos Ksiros was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Issac Dawson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iakovos Ksiros came out and tried to block the shot, but Issac Dawson slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 76th minute. Micah Macdonald scored 0-10 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iakovos Ksiros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 85 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Iakovos Ksiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iakovos Ksiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Micah Macdonald went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. Iakovos Ksiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Gallagher, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Quinn Holmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. England played a much better game than Kolopetinitsa and deserved their victory. The Kolopetinitsa players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.