Challenge

Dhrνalon
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Finlay Stair took the kick off in the first half of the match. Finlay Stair blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sokratis Pakaltsis having to make a save. Achilleas Kyriakakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Jarell Hill got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexis Roubanis in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Achilleas Kyriakakos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dhrνalon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Achilleas Kyriakakos during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Karlus Waugh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sokratis Pakaltsis having to interfere. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achilleas Kyriakakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Demonde Jacobson made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Prokopis Thomakoglou sent off a good shot on target. 28 minutes into the game, Romon Oliver was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jamaica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dhrνalon the free kick. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Roubanis in the 29th minute of play. Romon Oliver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Loukas Siozos hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finlay Stair in the 35th minute of play forced Dhrνalon's goalkeeper Sokratis Pakaltsis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Achilleas Kyriakakos reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Demonde Jacobson. The goal made the score 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Jarell Hill managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jamaica's supporters rose to their feet, but Jarell Hill was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sokratis Pakaltsis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Finlay Stair to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexis Roubanis to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Achilleas Kyriakakos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Achilleas Kyriakakos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a rather tough play, Dhrνalon's Prokopis Thomakoglou got a free kick in the 58th minute. After 62 played minutes Jamaica got a freekick which was hit by Romon Oliver. 65 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Roubanis came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Dhrνalon's Sokratis Pakaltsis got control of the ball when Jarell Hill tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Dhrνalon's Loukas Siozos got a free kick in the 70th minute. Sokratis Pakaltsis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Finlay Stair in the 73rd minute. In the 80th minute Alexis Roubanis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demonde Jacobson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Achilleas Kyriakakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasios Serametakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. When Dhrνalon's Achilleas Kyriakakos in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jamaica's goalie prevented a goal. If Finlay Stair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 90thth minute of the game Karlus Waugh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dhrνalon's Sokratis Pakaltsis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the game, Dhrνalon's Alexis Roubanis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Demonde Jacobson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Dhrνalon had won after a very even match.