Challenge

Kotetsi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Argyris Kountouriotis started the match with the 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. Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leighton Davies in the 4 minute of the game. After 4 played minutes Kolopetinitsa got a freekick which was hit by Filippos Antoniou. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caelan Hayes in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th 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. In the 11th minute Micah Macdonald 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. After 12th play minutes Issac Dawson shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Iakovos Ksiros and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 15th match minute, Kolopetinitsa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argyris Kountouriotis to maneuver through the defense. 16 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. England's Issac Dawson got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issac Dawson in the 22nd minute of the match. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. Kolopetinitsa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 28th minute, Issac Dawson made a precise shot to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. Kolopetinitsa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Quinn Holmes made in the 32nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Issac Dawson however managed to control. Iakovos Ksiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Micah Macdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Issac Dawson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iakovos Ksiros. Kolopetinitsa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Issac Dawson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Iakovos Ksiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 42nd minute of play. Iakovos Ksiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micah Macdonald in the 44th minute of the match. 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. If Micah Macdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half England were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Kyle Cox made the kick off in the second half. 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 52nd minute, England's Issac Dawson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iakovos Ksiros. Iakovos Ksiros yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. After 56 minutes of play, England's Caelan Hayes made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iakovos Ksiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65th 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: 0-8. With a little luck, Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros got control of the ball when Micah Macdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Filippos Antoniou hit a great ball. Kolopetinitsa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Issac Dawson scored to the left of an out of position Iakovos Ksiros, making the score, 0-9. The crowd rose to their feet as Kyle Cox kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iakovos Ksiros. That made the score 0-10 in the 78 minute of play. In the 82nd 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. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Iakovos Ksiros made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Filippos Antoniou got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Kolopetinitsa's Iakovos Ksiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 85th minute of play. Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Kyle Cox 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-11. After 92 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-12 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iakovos Ksiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! England's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.