Challenge

Mikrochórion Stadium
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. Fokas Karpouzopoulos started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanley Wallace in the 6th minute of play forced Mikrochórion's goalkeeper Takis Kalfoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Mikrochórion's Fokas Karpouzopoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Barrett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 10 minutes, Giannis Kaldelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mikrochórion and the Curacao players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 10th match minute, Mikrochórion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Kaldelis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanley Wallace in the 13th minute of play forced Mikrochórion's goalkeeper Takis Kalfoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Troy Kennedy took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Takis Kalfoglou. Takis Kalfoglou dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Giannis Grigorakis charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giannis Grigorakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Curacao booed when Mikrochórion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giannis Grigorakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mikrochórion's Takis Kalfoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanley Wallace in the 41st minute of play. After 43 minutes of play, Curacao's Stanley Wallace made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Takis Kalfoglou was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Mikrochórion getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Giannis Kaldelis hit a great ball. After the first half Curacao were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Davies to make the kick off. Stanley Wallace's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Takis Kalfoglou firmly grabbed it by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Rocco Owen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Takis Kalfoglou. That made the score 0-3 in the 60 minute of play. Kyle Davies's late challenge caught a Mikrochórion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyle Davies helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Kyle Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mikrochórion's Giannis Kaldelis pulled a muscle in his leg after 66 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Mikrochórion made a substitution. Vladimiros Liadelis replaced Giannis Kaldelis. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fokas Karpouzopoulos in the 69th minute of play. Rocco Owen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Takis Kalfoglou having to interfere. Giorgos Mostratos kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Stanley Wallace sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Takis Kalfoglou was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marshall Graham showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 79 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Rocco Owen got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Kyle Davies received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Takis Kalfoglou came out and tried to block the shot, but Kyle Davies slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Curacao left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mikrochórion.