Federation Clash Challenge

Valentin Stanescu
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ricardinho Dantas kicked off to start the match. Ricardinho Dantas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Liviu Aldulescu having to make a save. Cetatea Suceava's Liviu Aldulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 6th minute of play. If Ricardinho Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Liviu Aldulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardinho Dantas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cetatea Suceava's goalkeeper Liviu Aldulescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 23rd minute of play forced Cetatea Suceava's goalkeeper Liviu Aldulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Ricardinho Dantas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Liviu Aldulescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Colombo A.C.'s Şehzade Faydalı got a free kick in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s Ricardinho Dantas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Liviu Aldulescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute Ricardinho Dantas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Aldulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Elian in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Ricardinho Dantas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liviu Aldulescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Liviu Aldulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas in the 41st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Zhi Si in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Nejat Özertem saved Colombo A.C. from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shi Zhi Si was the one to do the kick off. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Bălan in the 54th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Cetatea Suceava's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardinho Dantas came free, but Liviu Aldulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Cetatea Suceava's Liviu Aldulescu got control of the ball when Ricardinho Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardinho Dantas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colombo A.C.'s Aitor Cintron was substituted for Adrien Caillol. The throw-in from Nicolae Stroici in the 66th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombo A.C.'s Manoel Alagoano. The supporters of Colombo A.C. booed when Cetatea Suceava was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolae Stroici didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Dantas in the 68th minute of play forced Cetatea Suceava's goalkeeper Liviu Aldulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ricardinho Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cetatea Suceava's Liviu Aldulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Cetatea Suceava from getting a goal against them. After 83 minutes, Nicolae Stroici mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cetatea Suceava and the Colombo A.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cetatea Suceava's Nicolae Stroici got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Liviu Aldulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 86th match minute, Cetatea Suceava was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolae Stroici to maneuver through the defense. After 90 minutes of play, Colombo A.C.'s Ricardinho Dantas made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Liviu Aldulescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Liviu Aldulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Colombo A.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.