Challenge

Pyrgetos F.C. Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Anthimos Kousouridis started the match with the kick off. Alan Moruga hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthimos Kousouridis in the 4th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Anthimos Kousouridis put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Benito Sanz. Thodoris Koutsos in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Benito Sanz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zisis Vourlis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Tasis in the 27th minute of the match. When Eliseo Noboa fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Costa Rica's protests and gave Eliseo Noboa a yellow card for diving instead. After 33 played minutes Πυργετός Fc got a freekick which was hit by Ilias Gouziotis. In the 35th minute, Timos Vrachnos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zisis Vourlis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Noboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Axel Tasis to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Alan Moruga. Aaron Alcocer kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 60 minutes of play, Costa Rica's Axel Tasis made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zisis Vourlis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 63rd minute, Timos Vrachnos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Πυργετός Fc's Miltos Kousourakis got a free kick in the 65th minute. Πυργετός Fc's Zisis Vourlis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Noboa in the 71st minute of play. After 74 played minutes Πυργετός Fc got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiros Anatolakis. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Lautaro Puig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Costa Rica's supporters rose to their feet, but Lautaro Puig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zisis Vourlis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 87 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Lautaro Puig. Ilias Gouziotis charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ilias Gouziotis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 94 played minutes Πυργετός Fc got a freekick which was hit by Ilias Gouziotis.