Challenge

Olympus Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Paschalis Tavlaridis came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peristasi FC's Thomas Kortzidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issac Dawson in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of England booed when Peristasi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babbis Katevatis didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Issac Dawson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. England's Khalid Kennedy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save England from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Peristasi FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Efthimis Sapalidis hit a great ball. The supporters of England booed when Peristasi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavlos Katranidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thomas Kortzidis came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Seth Young. But to his dismay, Seth Young quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, England's Issac Dawson got a free kick in the 37th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Kortzidis 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 Paschalis Tavlaridis in the 42nd minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Pavlos Katranidis sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Thomas Kortzidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Issac Dawson went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, England's Seth Young got a free kick in the 54th minute. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paschalis Tavlaridis, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Thomas Kortzidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issac Dawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavlos Katranidis in the 66th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute Efthimis Sapalidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Peristasi FC'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. Issac Dawson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 81 minutes, Efthimis Sapalidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Peristasi FC and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Peristasi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Efthimis Sapalidis to maneuver through the defense. Micah Macdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Thomas Kortzidis made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kosmas Menegakis in the 86th 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 Xavier Gallagher got free with Thomas Kortzidis in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomas Kortzidis made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Micah Macdonald sent off a good shot on target. 91 minutes into the match, England's Micah Macdonald broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Peristasi FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Caelan Hayes scored to the left of an out of position Thomas Kortzidis, making the score, 0-3. The Peristasi FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. England were clearly better and deserved to take the win.