Challenge

Mikrochórion Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fokas Karpouzopoulos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rocco Owen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Stanley Wallace hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giannis Grigorakis got free with Bruno Barrett in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Takis Kalfoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Davies, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Curacao booed when Mikrochórion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vassilis Bosis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Takis Kalfoglou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanley Wallace, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to Mikrochórion getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Anastasios Giasemis hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Troy Kennedy in the 25th minute of play forced Mikrochórion's goalkeeper Takis Kalfoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Davies in the 26th minute of play forced Mikrochórion's goalkeeper Takis Kalfoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Takis Kalfoglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Troy Kennedy in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Fokas Karpouzopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mikrochórion fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kyle Davies to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Fotis Skopelitis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mikrochórion's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curacao the free kick. A collision led to Mikrochórion getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Fotis Skopelitis hit a great ball. Takis Kalfoglou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Davies, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stanley Wallace got free with Takis Kalfoglou in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 65 minutes, Vassilis Bosis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mikrochórion and the Curacao players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Curacao booed when Mikrochórion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vassilis Bosis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Jordan Porter got a free kick in the 71st minute. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Troy Kennedy took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Takis Kalfoglou to make any attempt to save it. Stanley Wallace sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Takis Kalfoglou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stanley Wallace in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute Kyle Davies shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Kalfoglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rocco Owen in the 88th minute of play forced Mikrochórion's goalkeeper Takis Kalfoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Curacao were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.