Challenge

Marie Curie Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when John Coffey took the kick off in the first half of the match. Di Xuan Zhan made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when John Coffey sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Di Xuan Zhan got control of the ball when Lokesh Chopra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Di Xuan Zhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Coffey in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling John Coffey in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Di Xuan Zhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Besim Vecdet in the 16th minute of play forced Marie Curie Atomic's goalkeeper Daniel Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Gardner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stasio Plachetka, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goal looked a bit too open when John Coffey came free, but Di Xuan Zhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Marie Curie Atomic's John Coffey dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Di Xuan Zhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liam Brown in the 37th minute of play. In the 42ndth minute of the game Stasio Plachetka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marie Curie Atomic's Daniel Gardner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Stasio Plachetka sped through Marie Curie Atomic's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Daniel Gardner. Di Xuan Zhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolf Alfonso in the 45th minute of play. After 47 minutes, Adrastos Kourempes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ and the Marie Curie Atomic players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adrastos Kourempes kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Besim Vecdet made a kick off. Di Xuan Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liam Brown in the 59th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Lokesh Chopra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Di Xuan Zhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Marie Curie Atomic's goal looked a bit too open when Fotis Theofilopoulos came free, but Daniel Gardner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Di Xuan Zhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liam Brown in the 73rd minute of the match. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Karl-Axel Kielstedt was substituted for Fotis Theofilopoulos. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Zlatan Ibrahim was substituted for Besim Vecdet. Marie Curie Atomic's Gulam Rasool was substituted for Gary Smith. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ made a substitution. Ibn Serkan replaced Giorgos Neymar. After 77 minutes ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was John Stewart who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Peter Brown almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Di Xuan Zhan did a great save. Di Xuan Zhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Brown, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Di Xuan Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Brown, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Brown in the 88th minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Di Xuan Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lokesh Chopra struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Di Xuan Zhan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Marie Curie Atomic. After some careless play in the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ defense, Christopher Glynn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Di Xuan Zhan. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Di Xuan Zhan should have stopped the shot. 96 minutes into the match, Christopher Glynn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Di Xuan Zhan. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christopher Glynn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. There was no doubt that Marie Curie Atomic were the better team. Marie Curie Atomic's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.