Challenge

FC NATIONAL ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Kyle Cox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandros Petridis. FC NATIONAL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kyle Cox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10th minute, Micah Macdonald made a precise shot to the right of Alexandros Petridis. FC NATIONAL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alexandros Petridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Micah Macdonald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Alexandros Petridis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 22 minutes into the match, Octavian Popescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Octavian Popescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Popescu in the 27th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC NATIONAL defense, Issac Dawson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandros Petridis. The FC NATIONAL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandros Petridis should have stopped the shot. Khalid Kennedy was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Marios Kotsilimbas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marios Kotsilimbas really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. After 46 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandros Petridis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Octavian Popescu to make the kick off. Alexandros Petridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 54th minute of play. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by FC NATIONAL's Octavian Popescu. But to his dismay, Octavian Popescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-6. A collision led to FC NATIONAL getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Christian Chivu hit a great ball. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Gallagher in the 64th minute of play forced FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Alexandros Petridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Octavian Popescu came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, FC NATIONAL's Jonathan Calleri 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, 4-7. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Calleri in the 74th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Kyle Cox took a quick shot and it went in 4-8 without a chance for Alexandros Petridis to make any attempt to save it. After 83 minutes of play, England's Caelan Hayes made it 4-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexandros Petridis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Christian Chivu kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Alexandros Petridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 88th minute of play. Alexandros Petridis made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Issac Dawson sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of FC NATIONAL booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leighton Davies didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC NATIONAL's Phaiakes Paraskevopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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.