Federation Clash Challenge

Rodenbachstadion
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alvaro Sforza kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Alvaro Sforza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Joos Teurfs was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexander Tan in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristoforo Brillante saved AC Roma from getting behind. After 12 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Javier Della Francesca. The throw-in from Angelo Donati in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by North Hill United's Frederick Vereeken. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save AC Roma from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Tan came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute of the match AC Roma got a corner. North Hill United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mihai Daimacă ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 30th minute AC Roma were awarded a corner. Mihai Daimacă went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Mihai Daimacă almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but North Hill United's Joos Teurfs did a great save. Alvaro Sforza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joos Teurfs read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. In the 36th minute, Kęstutis Survila 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. With a little luck, AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante got control of the ball when Alexander Tan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half AC Roma were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexander Tan to strike the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Frederick Vereeken in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AC Roma's Angelo Donati. Alvaro Sforza might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joos Teurfs. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Sforza ran back to his position shaking his head. Joos Teurfs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Sforza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. North Hill United made a substitution. Stephan Jannis replaced Tommi Van Der Meren. The crowd rose to their feet as AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Joos Teurfs. That made the score 1-2 after 63 minutes of play. After 67 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Javier Della Francesca. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nils De Geutter in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristoforo Brillante saved AC Roma from getting behind. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Roma's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nils De Geutter was slow to take the kick. During this time North Hill United's players had a chance to rest. Luiz Paulo Leão thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Cristoforo Brillante, a very annoying self made goal in the 71st minute which led to 2-2. Cristoforo Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Tan in the 74th minute of play. Alvaro Sforza might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joos Teurfs. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Sforza ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 77th minute of play forced North Hill United's goalkeeper Joos Teurfs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexander Tan in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristoforo Brillante prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st minute, Yao Zhou Jian made a precise shot to the right of Cristoforo Brillante. AC Roma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Cristoforo Brillante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Tan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 88th minute of play forced North Hill United's goalkeeper Joos Teurfs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils De Geutter in the 95th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.