Federation Clash Challenge

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) UPTEXTIL.COM's Cüneyt Berksoy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Martin Ødegaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Blöcker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Ødegaard took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lucas Blöcker. Lucas Blöcker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Cüneyt Berksoy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Lucas Blöcker made a huge save. In the 9th minute, Joakim Damm ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mateus Cruz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's Zühtü Onursev managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zé Paulo Queirós in the 12 minute of the game. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Jonathan Stam hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan in the 14th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, UPTEXTIL.COM's Lucas Blöcker threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Paolo Ruisko, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joakim Damm in the 19th minute of play. When Zé Paulo Queirós fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UPTEXTIL.COM's protests and gave Zé Paulo Queirós a yellow card for diving instead. Zé Paulo Queirós hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Cüneyt Berksoy reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucas Blöcker. The goal made the score 2-1. Lucas Blöcker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Ødegaard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th match minute, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jardel de Alcântara to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Blöcker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Ødegaard in the 28th minute of the match. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joakim Damm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB were awarded a corner. Yan went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's Yan to fire away a dangerous shot which Mateus Cruz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 33 minutes into the match, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's goalkeeper Lucas Blöcker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cüneyt Berksoy. After a defensive mix-up in UPTEXTIL.COM's zone, Damian Argina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateus Cruz came out of the goal and Damian Argina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Zühtü Onursev managed to get in a good position for a shot. AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Zühtü Onursev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mateus Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan in the 42nd minute of the match. Mateus Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joakim Damm, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute Joakim Damm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

The wind increased when Joakim Damm made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by UPTEXTIL.COM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yan was slow to take the kick. During this time AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's players had a chance to rest. In the 59th minute AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB were awarded a corner. Yan went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's corner Oğuz Riayet fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mateus Cruz quite easily take care of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cüneyt Berksoy in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas Blöcker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 70 minutes into the match, Joakim Damm notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz. Mateus Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mário Maldini was substituted for Zé Paulo Queirós. In the 76th minute, Cüneyt Berksoy made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Blöcker. AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Lucas Blöcker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateus Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Oliverio in the 82nd minute of play. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Oliverio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the game, Oğuz Riayet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Mateus Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 91 minutes into the match, Cüneyt Berksoy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Blöcker. AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cüneyt Berksoy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.