Federation Clash Challenge

☆ Minas Tirith ☆
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Myles Guy made the kick off which started today's match. Nerkez Arriagada struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Cătălin Ostoici didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondor FC™. Saša Daničić kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Muamer Fahrić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayi Kusumah in the 14th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Mino Suarez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes in the game Dorukhan Turalp did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Washington Arantes. Muamer Fahrić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oteng Suebu in the 27th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Myles Guy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Ostoici was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Gondor FC™ were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after BuanaRaya's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saša Daničić took the corner. Gondor FC™'s Mino Suarez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cătălin Ostoici in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 36th minute Pepijn Hummel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muamer Fahrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 39 played minutes Gondor FC™ got a freekick which was hit by Saša Daničić. A collision led to BuanaRaya getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ayi Kusumah hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pepijn Hummel to make the kick off. Muamer Fahrić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayi Kusumah in the 50th minute of the match. Muamer Fahrić didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ayi Kusumah went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mino Suarez in the 55th minute of play forced BuanaRaya's goalkeeper Cătălin Ostoici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as BuanaRaya's Pepijn Hummel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Muamer Fahrić. That made the score 1-2 after 58 minutes of play. Myles Guy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cătălin Ostoici read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. In the 66th match minute, Gondor FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nedžo Jevtić to maneuver through the defense. Gondor FC™ made a substitution. Blaz Imširević replaced Nedžo Jevtić. Nedžo Jevtić kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Meng Quan Han shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muamer Fahrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepijn Hummel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muamer Fahrić having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mino Suarez in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cătălin Ostoici prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 82nd minute, Lokman Ivanić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goalkeeper Muamer Fahrić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ayi Kusumah. Cătălin Ostoici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saša Daničić, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Washington Arantes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muamer Fahrić having to interfere. BuanaRaya's attentive Dorukhan Turalp managed to snatch the ball when Blaz Imširević made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. 92 minutes into the match, BuanaRaya's goal looked a bit too open when Mino Suarez came free, but Cătălin Ostoici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The BuanaRaya supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing BuanaRaya would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.