Federation Clash Challenge

Adriatico Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Montesacro FC's attentive Daniel Prodan managed to snatch the ball when Florian Piczak made a throw-in in the 2nd minute of the game. Paolo Rossi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tadeusz Bielatowicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Giacomo Casanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicklas Karlsson in the 26th minute of the match. COSMOS's Tadeusz Bielatowicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save COSMOS from getting a goal against them. Ryszard Cempa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giacomo Casanova having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, COSMOS's goalkeeper Tadeusz Bielatowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paolo Rossi. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Paolo Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Montesacro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paolo Rossi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tadeusz Bielatowicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giacomo Casanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azli Lim in the 35th minute of the match. Loco Palermo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 36th minute. Montesacro FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Tadeusz Bielatowicz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Florian Piczak hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicklas Karlsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paolo Rossi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tadeusz Bielatowicz having to make a save. COSMOS's Tadeusz Bielatowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Rossi in the 52nd minute of play. COSMOS's Tadeusz Bielatowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loco Palermo in the 56th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Louie Dyg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the COSMOS and the Montesacro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tadeusz Bielatowicz had in the 58thth minute some difficulties stopping Paolo Rossi's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loco Palermo in the 61st minute of play forced COSMOS's goalkeeper Tadeusz Bielatowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. COSMOS's Tadeusz Bielatowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciccio Bussi in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, Montesacro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias Almeyda to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of COSMOS booed when Montesacro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias Almeyda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadeusz Bielatowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Rossi in the 72nd minute of the match. Giacomo Casanova made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Isaac Verduin sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Azli Lim got free with Giacomo Casanova in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's goalkeeper Giacomo Casanova had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaac Verduin. In the 89th minute, Paolo Rossi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 91st minute of play forced COSMOS's goalkeeper Tadeusz Bielatowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Piczak hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the COSMOS defense, Paolo Rossi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tadeusz Bielatowicz. The COSMOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tadeusz Bielatowicz should have stopped the shot. Dimitar Berbatov took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tadeusz Bielatowicz. Tadeusz Bielatowicz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. COSMOS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.