Federation Clash Challenge

SB
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Horácio Maranhense took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Jonas Arotza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Biser Mihailov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Biser Mihailov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Arotza in the 9th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Developers's goal looked a bit too open when Violet Skerlev came free, but Hernán Prats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Biser Mihailov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Beat in the 13th minute of play. When Developers's Vicente Beat in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalie prevented a goal. After 17 minutes of play, Developers's Jonas Arotza made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Biser Mihailov was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bogdan Kondov in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hernán Prats saved Developers from getting behind. Biser Mihailov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Arotza in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Bogdan Kondov got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bogdan Kondov got free with Hernán Prats in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Kondov in the 36th minute of play forced Developers's goalkeeper Hernán Prats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Biser Mihailov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Arotza in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, Developers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Mikeldi to maneuver through the defense. Hernán Prats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolis Lazaridis in the 44th minute of play. Violet Skerlev struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Hernán Prats didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tolis Lazaridis to strike the kick off in the second half. Vicente Beat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 50th minute of the match, but Biser Mihailov made a huge save. Developers were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Lokomotiv Plovdiv's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Erubiel Crispo took the corner. Erubiel Crispo made a great header on Developers's corner, it was just that Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Biser Mihailov managed to reach the ball for a save. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Biser Mihailov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Beat in the 56th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Violet Skerlev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernán Prats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Lokomotiv Plovdiv getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Bogdan Kondov hit a great ball. Developers's Genaro Ibon was substituted for Jonas Arotza. In the 66th minute, Bogdan Kondov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Biser Mihailov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustaquio Gomez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Biser Mihailov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Maranhense in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Violet Skerlev in the 71st minute of play forced Developers's goalkeeper Hernán Prats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Juan De Leon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biser Mihailov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Developers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Genaro Ibon in the 80th minute. Vicente Beat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Biser Mihailov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Maranhense in the 87th minute of play forced Lokomotiv Plovdiv's goalkeeper Biser Mihailov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hernán Prats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolis Lazaridis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Abeitia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Biser Mihailov made a huge save. Developers's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.