Federation Clash Challenge

Sahara
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nikifor Vardev took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, CSKA's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jedrzej Chrzan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Vergil Monchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafal Kaczeniak in the 6th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Vergil Monchev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafal Kaczeniak in the 10th minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Vergil Monchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Rafal Kaczeniak kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vergil Monchev. That made the score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. Rafal Kaczeniak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vergil Monchev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Grzegorz Duszenski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikifor Vardev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vergil Monchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafal Kaczeniak in the 20th minute of the match. CSKA were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Bastion Juźkowa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Martin Petrov took the corner. In the 25th minute, Nikifor Vardev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grzegorz Duszenski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 29 minutes into the match, CSKA's Nikifor Vardev sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grzegorz Duszenski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bastion Juźkowa's goalie and right to Trendafil Mihalkov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bastion Juźkowa's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Hugon Gongola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vergil Monchev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Vergil Monchev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hugon Gongola showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 34 minute of play. Bastion Juźkowa made a substitution. Grzegorz Czerny replaced Rafal Kaczeniak. Bastion Juźkowa's Grzegorz Duszenski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 42nd minute of play forced Bastion Juźkowa's goalkeeper Grzegorz Duszenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panos Kapodistrias made in the 46th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by CSKA's Svetlan Lazarov. 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 Grzegorz Czerny to make the kick off. In the 55th match minute, CSKA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hortêncio Penha to maneuver through the defense. Vergil Monchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Czerny, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Grzegorz Czerny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vergil Monchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radoy Patarinski's late challenge caught a Bastion Juźkowa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radoy Patarinski helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Bastion Juźkowa booed when CSKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radoy Patarinski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bastion Juźkowa's Grzegorz Czerny got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Gergin Toninski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, CSKA's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Czerny came free, but Vergil Monchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugon Gongola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vergil Monchev having to interfere. CSKA's Svetlan Lazarov quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Panos Kapodistrias, made in the 70th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugon Gongola in the 77th minute of play forced CSKA's goalkeeper Vergil Monchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Nikifor Vardev took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Grzegorz Duszenski to make any attempt to save it. 83 minutes into the game, Nikifor Vardev recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Grzegorz Duszenski. Nikifor Vardev showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. 87 minutes into the match, Froilan Erlantz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vergil Monchev. CSKA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Froilan Erlantz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. CSKA's Vergil Monchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grzegorz Czerny in the 96th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.