Challenge

GSP Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jonathan Alphonse started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Saint Jean Pierre hit a great ball. Noel Seide was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Nassos Stamatelopoulos. When Thrinakie Hagias fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Apollon Limassol's protests and gave Thrinakie Hagias a yellow card for diving instead. 12 minutes into the match, Apollon Limassol's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Alphonse came free, but Teo Constancio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Aison Manoukarakis took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Noel Seide to make any attempt to save it. 23 minutes in the game Vaggelis Hadjiyianakies did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Iakobos Koutsoubos. Jonathan Alphonse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Teo Constancio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the game, Iakobos Koutsoubos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Apollon Limassol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haiti the free kick. In the 26th match minute, Apollon Limassol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iakobos Koutsoubos to maneuver through the defense. The Apollon Limassol fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Apollon Limassol's Nassos Stamatelopoulos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 32nd minute Lykurgos Chellos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Kimon Liachames hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Philippe Ambroise had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ptolemeus Nikolakopoulos made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Nassos Stamatelopoulos immediately put the ball in play. When Lykurgos Chellos came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Apollon Limassol 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 Lykurgos Chellos couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute, Rodney Emmanuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 54th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodney Emmanuel to maneuver through the defense. Noel Seide came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Apollon Limassol's Nassos Stamatelopoulos. But to his dismay, Nassos Stamatelopoulos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nassos Stamatelopoulos in the 61st minute of play. When Lykurgos Chellos came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Apollon Limassol 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 Lykurgos Chellos couldn't finish the play. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nassos Stamatelopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lykurgos Chellos took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noel Seide. Noel Seide dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Vaggelis Hadjiyianakies got a throw-in 71 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Thrinakie Hagias. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nassos Stamatelopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lykurgos Chellos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nassos Stamatelopoulos in the 79th minute of the match. Nassos Stamatelopoulos struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Noel Seide didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Apollon Limassol. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lykurgos Chellos in the 86th minute of play. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lykurgos Chellos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute, Vaggelis Hadjiyianakies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute of the match Rodney Emmanuel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Teo Constancio skillfully saved the ball. A throw-in in the 94th minute of the game was made by Vaggelis Hadjiyianakies with Iakobos Koutsoubos as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 98th match minute, Apollon Limassol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aipytos Fikias to maneuver through the defense. Haiti's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.