Challenge

Tafos Indou Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bazellatin F.C.'s Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 3rd minute of play. Bazellatin F.C. were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Demis Poulkos took the corner. The corner led Bazellatin F.C.'s Dan Hasselqvist to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Bessa in the 14th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Bessa in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Bazellatin F.C. were awarded a corner. Demis Poulkos went to the cornerflag to take it. Demis Poulkos made a great header on Bazellatin F.C.'s corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Bessa in the 22nd minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Bessa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Niculae Ailenei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. USA were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Bazellatin F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. 41 minutes into the game, Dan Hasselqvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bazellatin F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. After 42 played minutes Bazellatin F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Dan Hasselqvist. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kunga King made a kick off. Niculae Ailenei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jenson Smith in the 54th minute of the match. Amadeu Bessa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Bessa in the 61st minute of the match. Bazellatin F.C. made a substitution. Lambros Giotas replaced Marty Bettney. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelios Tavoularis in the 71st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardino Abastas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Marco Baker fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Niculae Ailenei, passed just outside the right post. In the 81st minute, Stelios Tavoularis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When Rafael Maria Píriz came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Bazellatin F.C. 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 Rafael Maria Píriz couldn't finish the play. Dan Hasselqvist got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Dan Hasselqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Ailenei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Niculae Ailenei in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.