Federation Clash Challenge

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jari Alenius started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ariel Ortega. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jari Alenius in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Vischak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14thth minute of the game Hernan Lano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thorbjörn Hong in the 16th minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrián Espadas in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Ariel Ortega notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Soroca F.C.'s Vitaliy Vischak. Vitaliy Vischak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 22nd minute Hernan Lano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Tartalo came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrián Espadas in the 24th minute of the match. After 24 minutes of play, Soroca F.C.'s Adrián Espadas made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vellito Alguerdo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ariel Ortega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Vitaliy Vischak made a huge save. Vellito Alguerdo came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Soroca F.C.'s Hernan Lano. But to his dismay, Hernan Lano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 39 played minutes Soroca F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Iordanis Karatzaferis. Jari Alenius might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vitaliy Vischak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jari Alenius ran back to his position shaking his head. Vitaliy Vischak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Adrián Espadas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vellito Alguerdo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. After 48 played minutes NAGANO F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Ortega. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adrián Espadas made a kick off. Jari Alenius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vitaliy Vischak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of NAGANO F.C booed when Soroca F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natalio Mazuste didn't get a good kick on the ball. Soroca F.C. made a substitution. Răzvan Necula replaced Adrián Espadas. After 60 minutes Soroca F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thorbjörn Hong who took care of the corner kick. 64 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Ortega came free, but Vitaliy Vischak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Jari Alenius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vitaliy Vischak was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Soroca F.C. made a substitution. Rodolfo Atarrabi replaced Hernan Lano. With a little luck, NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo got control of the ball when Godofredo Quilino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Norberto Liberato hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Thorbjörn Hong 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. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Răzvan Necula in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes, Iordanis Karatzaferis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Soroca F.C. and the NAGANO F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 80 played minutes Soroca F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Iordanis Karatzaferis. Vitaliy Vischak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 82nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jari Alenius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitaliy Vischak was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jari Alenius in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitaliy Vischak saved Soroca F.C. from getting behind. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Soroca F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thorbjörn Hong was slow to take the kick. During this time NAGANO F.C's players had a chance to rest. A hard shot by Gustavo Tartalo from long distance, 89 minutes into the match, got Vellito Alguerdo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 91st minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitaliy Vischak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vellito Alguerdo made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Godofredo Quilino sent off a good shot on target.