Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thodoris Loubakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Fanis Skaltsas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jax Williamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thodoris Loubakis in the 4th minute of play. After 6 played minutes Xarilaou FC got a freekick which was hit by Themis Efthimidis. Kostas Kourmouzis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rohan Watson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. Achilleas Kanavatsos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jax Williamson having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Koby Wright made a precise shot to the right of Kostas Kourmouzis. Xarilaou FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Kostas Kourmouzis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koby Wright, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Achilleas Kanavatsos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the match, Xarilaou FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carter George came free, but Kostas Kourmouzis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Luka Harris came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Canada 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 Luka Harris couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Koby Wright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kostas Kourmouzis was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Kostas Kourmouzis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 34th minute of the match Canada got a corner. Xarilaou FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koby Wright ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Richard Mccarthy heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Kostas Kourmouzis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carter George in the 37th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Kostas Kourmouzis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kostas Kourmouzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Dixon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thodoris Loubakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Rohan Watson made a precise shot to the right of Kostas Kourmouzis. Xarilaou FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Xarilaou FC's Fotis Mitsis was substituted for Themis Efthimidis. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Koby Wright was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Fotis Mitsis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th minute of the match Canada got a corner. Xarilaou FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koby Wright ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Carter George almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Xarilaou FC's Kostas Kourmouzis did a great save. Canada were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Xarilaou FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Koby Wright took the corner. Canada's Koby Wright was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kostas Kourmouzis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Canada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Koby Wright in the 56th minute. Kostas Fasoulis took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jax Williamson. Jax Williamson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kostas Fasoulis in the 65th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thodoris Loubakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Jax Williamson made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Jax Williamson successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 72nd minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Kourmouzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Filip Edwards had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Kourmouzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 80th minute of play forced Xarilaou FC's goalkeeper Kostas Kourmouzis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostas Kourmouzis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Edwards, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Xarilaou FC's Jax Williamson threw himself towards the right post 89 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thodoris Loubakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 89th match minute, Xarilaou FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fanis Skaltsas to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stratos Kabantais in the 93rd minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kostas Kourmouzis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prince Anderson in the 94th minute of the match. In the 97th minute Theo Burton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostas Kourmouzis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Canada had played much better football throughout.