Challenge

Davelis Cave
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Axel Tasis got the match started through his kick off. Axel Tasis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marinos Tsounis having to interfere. The supporters of PALLINI RULES booed when Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lefteris Anagnostakis was extremely unlucky when he, in the 15th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Menelaos Karatsolis in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match, Menelaos Karatsolis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Benito Sanz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Marinos Tsounis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Tasis's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Manfred Petersson kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Eliseo Noboa sped through PALLINI RULES's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marinos Tsounis. Benito Sanz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menelaos Karatsolis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eliseo Noboa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Costa Rica's Eliseo Noboa got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. PALLINI RULES's Marinos Tsounis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Puig in the 38th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lefteris Anagnostakis during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, PALLINI RULES's Lefteris Anagnostakis got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Axel Tasis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Marinos Tsounis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Viktoras Sotiriou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute, Lefteris Anagnostakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PALLINI RULES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Lefteris Anagnostakis scored 2-1 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benito Sanz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 61 minutes into the match, Menelaos Karatsolis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Menelaos Karatsolis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menelaos Karatsolis in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Lefteris Anagnostakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benito Sanz. Costa Rica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lefteris Anagnostakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. After 71 minutes of play, PALLINI RULES's Lefteris Anagnostakis made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Sanz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lautaro Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manfred Petersson during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, PALLINI RULES's Manfred Petersson got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 87 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Alcocer. Benito Sanz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menelaos Karatsolis in the 89th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Noboa. After a rather tough play, PALLINI RULES's Herald Asselberghs got a free kick in the 95th minute. PALLINI RULES's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.