Federation Clash Challenge

H.V.D. Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pekko Rino made the kick off which started today's match. Horacio Ponc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uci Hardon in the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes in the game Vitan Nenchov did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Emil Marekov. Horacio Ponc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Barberio, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Horacio Ponc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uci Hardon in the 20th minute of play. Horacio Ponc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pekko Rino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goal looked a bit too open when Pekko Rino came free, but Horacio Ponc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Di Toma's late challenge caught a Каблешково's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Di Toma helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in AC Collins fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! AC Collins:s Donato Foddis showed great skill when he stopped Emil Marekov:s penalty. After 36 minutes AC Collins's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Emil Marekov who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Каблешково's corner Emil Marekov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Donato Foddis quite easily take care of the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kuncho Kachamakov to strike the kick off in the second half. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakub Moder in the 53rd minute of the match. AC Collins made a substitution. Edinho do Nascimento replaced Pekko Rino. When Kuncho Kachamakov fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Каблешково's protests and gave Kuncho Kachamakov a yellow card for diving instead. Kuncho Kachamakov hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuncho Kachamakov in the 73rd minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Metodi Gadzhanov in the 75th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Vitan Nenchov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horacio Ponc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edinho do Nascimento in the 81st minute. 85 minutes into the match, Каблешково's goalkeeper Horacio Ponc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mel Önen. AC Collins's Carlo Maestri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vitan Nenchov, made in the 86th minute of the game. In the 87th minute, Irinel Balotă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC Collins's Didi Valletta got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edinho do Nascimento got in the 92nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Horacio Ponc handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After having played for 94 minutes, Edinho do Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Collins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edinho do Nascimento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. AC Collins walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.