Federation Clash Challenge

Turco Nahas Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Nicolae Petrulean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitt Bena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mitt Bena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolae Petrulean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pericles Harroyo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Mitt Bena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simon McAuslane made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Graeme Clerk. After 31 played minutes McNahas Clan FC got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Wass. After a defensive mix-up in McNahas Clan FC's zone, Nicolae Petrulean stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mitt Bena came out of the goal and Nicolae Petrulean tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. McNahas Clan FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anthony Wass in the 37th minute. After taking down the ball on McNahas Clan FC's corner Anthony Wass fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dante Chapel quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Petrulean in the 44th minute of play forced McNahas Clan FC's goalkeeper Mitt Bena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolae Petrulean's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mitt Bena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Nicolae Petrulean 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicolae Petrulean to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Nicolae Petrulean who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but McNahas Clan FC's Mitt Bena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ciaran McVinish received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Dante Chapel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolae Petrulean in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mitt Bena saved McNahas Clan FC from getting behind. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by McNahas Clan FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Telo Papo was slow to take the kick. During this time Vaccean Warriors's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Telo Papo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mitt Bena quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Nicolae Petrulean recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. McNahas Clan FC's Gazanfer Özcan Şehzat was substituted for Graeme Clerk. When Vaccean Warriors's Nicolae Petrulean in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye McNahas Clan FC's goalie prevented a goal. Mitt Bena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolae Petrulean in the 75th minute of play. Mitt Bena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolae Petrulean in the 75th minute of play. Mitt Bena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolae Petrulean in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Vaccean Warriors's Nicolae Petrulean sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mitt Bena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Vaccean Warriors booed when McNahas Clan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremy Bontine didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vaccean Warriors's Tano Di Paolo was substituted for Nicolae Petrulean. A collision led to McNahas Clan FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Jeremy Bontine hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tano Di Paolo in the 84th minute of play forced McNahas Clan FC's goalkeeper Mitt Bena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tano Di Paolo got free with Mitt Bena in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the McNahas Clan FC defense, Tano Di Paolo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mitt Bena. The McNahas Clan FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mitt Bena should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle sounded Vaccean Warriors left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than McNahas Clan FC.