Challenge

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aimilios Koupepes kicked off to start the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Vladimiros Pardalakis put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of MICE F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of England:s goal. Grigoris Chaniotakis came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Kyle Cox. But to his dismay, Kyle Cox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 9 minutes in the game Quinn Holmes did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kyle Cox. Grigoris Chaniotakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micah Macdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the MICE F.C. defense, Kyle Cox kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grigoris Chaniotakis. The MICE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grigoris Chaniotakis should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kyle Cox in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grigoris Chaniotakis saved MICE F.C. from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grigoris Chaniotakis was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Eddie Willis in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MICE F.C.'s Chatziioannou Bakirtzidis. MICE F.C.'s Chatziioannou Bakirtzidis managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Leighton Davies in the 22 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 26th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Grigoris Chaniotakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigoris Chaniotakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Gallagher in the 27th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grigoris Chaniotakis. MICE F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Grigoris Chaniotakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by MICE F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Micah Macdonald was slow to take the kick. During this time England's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Caelan Hayes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When England's Kyle Cox in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MICE F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. After 41 minutes of play, England's Micah Macdonald made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grigoris Chaniotakis was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Gallagher in the 47th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Grigoris Chaniotakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The MICE F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. England were winning 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Cox made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Caelan Hayes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Grigoris Chaniotakis, 0-7. Grigoris Chaniotakis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kyle Cox showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 58 minute of play. Seth Young's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Grigoris Chaniotakis skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 66 minutes in the game, Kyle Cox fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Grigoris Chaniotakis having to interfere. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Micah Macdonald sped through MICE F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Grigoris Chaniotakis. 70 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Grigoris Chaniotakis, 0-10. In the 76th minute, Odysseas Semertzis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Quinn Holmes made in the 79th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Kyle Cox however managed to control. Grigoris Chaniotakis was a little too slow when Kyle Cox got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-12. 85 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Grigoris Chaniotakis. Issac Dawson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-13. Grigoris Chaniotakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Kyle Cox recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Grigoris Chaniotakis. Kyle Cox showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-14. In the 94th minute, England's Kyle Cox dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-15. England played a much better game than MICE F.C. and deserved their victory. The MICE F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.