Challenge

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundo Espiga started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christos Koumis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Villa in the 9th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Babbis Markonis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christos Koumis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentín Carvallo in the 13th minute of play. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Ivan Navarro with Sebastian Villa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 17 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christos Koumis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the MICE F.C. defense, Edmundo Espiga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christos Koumis. The MICE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christos Koumis should have stopped the shot. Milagros Cabal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 26thth minute of the game Edmundo Espiga who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Honduras's Sebastian Villa got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Edmundo Espiga made a precise shot to the right of Christos Koumis. MICE F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Valentín Carvallo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christos Koumis. MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edmundo Espiga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christos Koumis was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christos Koumis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 36 minutes into the match, Edmundo Espiga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christos Koumis. MICE F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmundo Espiga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After 39 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christos Koumis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 45th minute, Moises Tafalla left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Honduras fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7.

The wind increased when Babbis Markonis made the kick off in the second half. Christos Koumis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Edmundo Espiga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christos Koumis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. 57 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edmundo Espiga. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christos Koumis saved MICE F.C. from getting behind. Christos Koumis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 63rd minute. When Sebastian Villa came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Honduras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sebastian Villa couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes in the game Milagros Cabal did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sebastian Villa. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Christos Koumis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 70 minutes into the game, Sebastian Villa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Christos Koumis. Sebastian Villa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. Edmundo Espiga who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Christos Koumis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmundo Espiga got free with Christos Koumis in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Edmundo Espiga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Christos Koumis. That made the score 0-10 in the 80 minute of play. MICE F.C.'s Christos Koumis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of Honduras booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vladimiros Pardalakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christos Koumis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastian Villa in the 89th minute. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Edmundo Espiga put it in 0-12 from a short distance just to the right of Christos Koumis. When the match was over Honduras could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than MICE F.C. throughout the match.