Friendly League

Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benjamin Sykes got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Sykes got free with Nikos Kyriakou in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to BE COOL getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Dimitris Saltsidis hit a great ball. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by BE COOL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nathanial Weeks was slow to take the kick. During this time The Handsome Wizards UTD's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Nathanial Weeks almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou did a great save. Andreas Papadaskalopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Luke Hollingsworth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Sykes came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lambros Spetsarias hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save BE COOL from getting a goal against them. Nikos Kyriakou made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Benjamin Sykes sent off a good shot on target. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathanial Weeks, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Dominik Smith dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nikos Kyriakou, 1-0. Tyler Ball hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the The Handsome Wizards UTD defense, Eustratios Psomiadis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luke Hollingsworth. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luke Hollingsworth should have stopped the shot. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Sykes, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eustratios Psomiadis was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Dominik Smith came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute Benjamin Sykes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Kyriakou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Dominik Smith ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikos Kyriakou was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 62 minutes, Dominik Smith made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Sotiris Dimitros fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BE COOL's protests and gave Sotiris Dimitros a yellow card for diving instead. Nikos Kyriakou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Sykes, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 75 minutes into the game, Tyler Ball was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Handsome Wizards UTD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BE COOL the free kick. After a rather tough play, The Handsome Wizards UTD's Tyler Ball got a free kick in the 75th minute. Dominik Smith scored 4-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikos Kyriakou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, Dominik Smith notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou. Nikos Kyriakou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nikos Kyriakou came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by The Handsome Wizards UTD's Dominik Smith. But to his dismay, Dominik Smith quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. If Dominik Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, BE COOL's Pipis Petsanas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pipis Petsanas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of BE COOL protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pipis Petsanas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 87th minute, one of BE COOL:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for BE COOL. Nikos Kyriakou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominik Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by BE COOL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nathanial Weeks was slow to take the kick. During this time The Handsome Wizards UTD's players had a chance to rest. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Nathanial Weeks was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nikos Kyriakou in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the referee ended the match the The Handsome Wizards UTD players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.