Federation Clash Challenge

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when James Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionel Mirea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Bartzokas in the 10th minute of play. Manuel Campens didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from James Batistuta went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuralp Akbal in the 14th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Bartzokas in the 21st minute of play. After 22 minutes, Nuralp Akbal made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Bartzokas in the 26th minute of the match. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionel Mirea in the 28th minute of play. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Ionel Mirea sped through A4p FC Gad's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Glenn Fyfe. The audience thought a goal was coming when James Batistuta got free with Manuel Campens in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionel Mirea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuralp Akbal, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Dumitru Purcărete hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuralp Akbal in the 42nd minute of play. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45th minute Nuralp Akbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Öztürk Terim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Pagos FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nuralp Akbal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuralp Akbal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Glenn Fyfe made a huge save. 60 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christos Bartzokas. In the 64th minute King Scorpio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Nuralp Akbal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Glenn Fyfe. The goal made the score 1-3. A4p FC Gad's Flavius Cândroveanu was substituted for Alessandro Del Piero. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. Pagos FC made a substitution. Argyris Panteliadis replaced Mircea Teodor. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. 邱振广 replaced Erasmo Damião. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 78th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepe Sabatini made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Francisco Montae immediately put the ball in play. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gică Busuioc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, 邱振广 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Pagos FC's Glenn Fyfe threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nuralp Akbal, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Manuel Campens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Purcărete in the 88th minute of play. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuralp Akbal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mjölnir Martelo in the 92nd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Mjölnir Martelo came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Pagos FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.