Federation Clash Challenge

Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) An unexpectedly hard shot by Juninho Pernambucano in the 5th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Clayton Gol got free with Yao Bin Yun in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Fundação Marques dos Reis's Juninho Pernambucano in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sheriff's goalie prevented a goal. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taras Romanchuk in the 15th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Fundação Marques dos Reis's corner Wesly Goemyne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Yahia van der Saar quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Fundação Marques dos Reis's Daniel Rodrigues got a free kick in the 29th minute. Yao Bin Yun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Clayton Gol in the 37th minute. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Rodrigues in the 42nd minute of the match. Clayton Gol blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yao Bin Yun having to make a save. 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.

Fundação Marques dos Reis's Filipe Viveiros was substituted for Alexandre Pacheco. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clayton Gol made a kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Taras Romanchuk got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yahia van der Saar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Sheriff's Clayton Gol got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sheriff's Iraklis Karasavvidis was substituted for Dragoş Bălace. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesly Goemyne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Xacintu in the 70th minute of play forced Fundação Marques dos Reis's goalkeeper Yao Bin Yun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Wesly Goemyne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar did a great save. Yao Bin Yun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sancho Denner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sheriff's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Natalio Dominguez in the 80th minute. Natalio Dominguez made a great header on Sheriff's corner, it was just that Fundação Marques dos Reis's Yao Bin Yun managed to reach the ball for a save. Yao Bin Yun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damaso Xacintu in the 89th minute of the match. At last the ball reached Thodoris Tassoulis at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Fundação Marques dos Reis. 1-0. Fundação Marques dos Reis's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.