Federation Clash Challenge

Korolev
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emil Kostadinov took the kick off in the first half of the match. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Li Cheng in the 4th minute of play. Pahom Nikiforov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fitz Lambley in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Fitz Lambley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Pahom Nikiforov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pahom Nikiforov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre Blair in the 11th minute of play. Mai Li Cheng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nikolay Bonkov read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Gerry Cheeseman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Pahom Nikiforov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerry Cheeseman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pahom Nikiforov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre Blair, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Pahom Nikiforov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pierre Blair's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 28th minute, Mai Li Cheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Fitz Lambley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pahom Nikiforov. True storY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fitz Lambley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Nikolay Bonkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Kostadinov in the 34th minute of play. Mai Li Cheng recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When True storY's Emil Kostadinov in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Garlic Eaters's goalie prevented a goal. If Emil Kostadinov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pahom Nikiforov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fitz Lambley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Mai Li Cheng managed to get in a good position for a shot. True storY's supporters rose to their feet, but Mai Li Cheng was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Bonkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute Gerry Cheeseman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pahom Nikiforov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Garlic Eaters were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

True storY's Pahom Nikiforov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerry Cheeseman in the 51st minute of play. Pahom Nikiforov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gerry Cheeseman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 52 minute of play. Fitz Lambley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Pahom Nikiforov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Garlic Eaters's Pavol Stano was substituted for Tommy Hanley. Garlic Eaters made a substitution. Justin Collingwood replaced Noel Broom. Garlic Eaters made a substitution. Greg Gavan replaced Fitz Lambley. In the 61st minute, Garlic Eaters's Gerry Cheeseman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pahom Nikiforov. Pahom Nikiforov yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. 68 minutes into the match, Mai Li Cheng notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov. Nikolay Bonkov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pierre Blair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pahom Nikiforov having to interfere. Greg Gavan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Pahom Nikiforov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mai Li Cheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Gerry Cheeseman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garlic Eaters's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerry Cheeseman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pahom Nikiforov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nikolay Bonkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Kostadinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Garlic Eaters walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.