Challenge

BLACK PEARL
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adrien Jude kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrien Jude in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alketas Papazoglou saved JOLLYROGER from getting behind. Alketas Papazoglou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrien Jude went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sean Hopwood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Harriet Tubman Chariots's John Cook seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed John Cook the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Harriet Tubman Chariots protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and John Cook had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of JOLLYROGER booed when Harriet Tubman Chariots was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Cook didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harriet Tubman Chariots's Denis Horan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Harriet Tubman Chariots from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute, Daniel Clyde got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Peder Christensen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kostas Kastanakoglou kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Daniel Clyde hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Harriet Tubman Chariots's goalkeeper Denis Horan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miltos Vallas.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vassilis Perakakis made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Prokopis Valassopoulos notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Harriet Tubman Chariots's Denis Horan. Denis Horan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Denis Horan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miltos Vallas in the 59th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Alekos Xiros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Horan. Harriet Tubman Chariots's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alekos Xiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 85 minutes, Keith Lazarus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harriet Tubman Chariots and the JOLLYROGER players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Harriet Tubman Chariots getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Keith Lazarus hit a great ball. JOLLYROGER's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.