Federation Clash Challenge

Stade of Frog
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrei Alexandrescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jiří Skrbek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pompiliu Uncheşelu shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Nichifor Nicolae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiří Skrbek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Alexandrescu in the 13th minute of play forced Froghino's goalkeeper Radislav Hošťálek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Andrei Alexandrescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Radislav Hošťálek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Froghino's zone, Pompiliu Uncheşelu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radislav Hošťálek came out of the goal and Pompiliu Uncheşelu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 25 minutes of play, Emerald's Andrei Alexandrescu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radislav Hošťálek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Froghino's Vítor Raposo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 34th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nichifor Nicolae but with some difficulty. Radislav Hošťálek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Alexandrescu in the 40th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrei Alexandrescu in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Radislav Hošťálek prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jiří Skrbek was the one to do the kick off. If Jiří Skrbek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Froghino made a substitution. David Kunovský replaced Vítor Raposo. Nichifor Nicolae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiří Skrbek in the 81st minute of play. Froghino's Jiří Skrbek got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emerald's Gigi Junilă suffered a concussion in the 88th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Radek Jílek's late challenge caught a Emerald's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radek Jílek helped the player get up and apologised. Emerald made a substitution. Valeriu Râmniceanu replaced Gigi Junilă. A collision led to Froghino getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Radek Jílek hit a great ball. Jiří Skrbek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nichifor Nicolae having to interfere. Andrei Alexandrescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Radislav Hošťálek having to make a save. The Froghino supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Emerald's performance. The match ended with a win for Emerald.