Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pipis Barbikas kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ntinos Koutris in the 11th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Oddspredator.com getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Pantelis Vandis hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Oddspredator.com's goalkeeper Charis Paparigopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Finlay Stair. The supporters of Oddspredator.com booed when Jamaica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javan Develder didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Pantelis Vandis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 28 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Pipis Barbikas came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Jamaall Padmore got a free kick in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Apostolis Maimakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oddspredator.com's supporters rose to their feet, but Apostolis Maimakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Demonde Jacobson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40thth minute of the game Finlay Stair who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oddspredator.com's Charis Paparigopoulos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 45th minute, one of Oddspredator.com: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 Oddspredator.com. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Finlay Stair was the one to do the kick off. When Pipis Barbikas came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Oddspredator.com 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 Pipis Barbikas couldn't finish the play. Oddspredator.com's Apostolis Maimakis got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Vaios Mousios came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Oddspredator.com 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 Vaios Mousios couldn't finish the play. In the 60th minute, Vaios Mousios 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. Apostolis Maimakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pipis Barbikas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vaios Mousios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demonde Jacobson having to interfere. Demonde Jacobson was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Vaios Mousios capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vaios Mousios really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Demonde Jacobson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 75th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ntinos Koutris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Oddspredator.com's Ntinos Koutris got a free kick in the 83rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geroy Ascue during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Geroy Ascue hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Pantelis Vandis, 86 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vaios Mousios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pantelis Vandis. Pipis Barbikas scored 1-3 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demonde Jacobson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Oddspredator.com's Charis Paparigopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Finlay Stair in the 95th minute of play.