Challenge

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Babbis Markonis kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes in the game Ivan Navarro did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sebastian Villa. Christos Koumis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Espinar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Koumis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edmundo Espiga in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christos Koumis saved MICE F.C. from getting behind. After 10 minutes of play, Honduras's Edmundo Espiga made it 0-1 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! Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 15th minute of the game. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Honduras booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippos Serametakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 19th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Villa came free, but Christos Koumis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 21st 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. Christos Koumis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Luca Espinar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 27 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! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edmundo Espiga in the 31st 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 32nd minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Edmundo Espiga sped through MICE F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christos Koumis. 36 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Christian Sancho came free, but Christos Koumis reached the ball before it rolled over 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 37th minute of the game. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Christos Koumis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmundo Espiga's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Koumis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Espiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmundo Espiga to make the kick off. Edmundo Espiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54thth 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. Christos Koumis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Villa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Koumis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Villa's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Honduras's Edmundo Espiga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Christos Koumis. That made the score 0-4 after 60 minutes of play. 65 minutes into the game, Christian Sancho threw the ball into play from the sideline. MICE F.C.'s Vladimiros Pardalakis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sebastian Villa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 68th minute. Honduras's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Espiga in the 69th minute of play forced MICE F.C.'s goalkeeper Christos Koumis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 played minutes, Honduras's Luca Espinar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Christos Koumis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Honduras reached it. Christos Koumis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Espiga in the 74th minute of play. Edmundo Espiga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Christos Koumis made a huge save. In the 79th minute, Honduras's Sebastian Villa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Christos Koumis. Christos Koumis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. 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. Christian Sancho took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th 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. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 93rdth 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. Sebastian Villa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Sebastian Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Honduras played a much better game than MICE F.C. and deserved their victory. The MICE F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.