Federation Clash Challenge

IECĒNI
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mateusz Sakowicz made the kick off and thus started the match. Marek Hamšík hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Olafs Buncis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateusz Sakowicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Genaro Ponciano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateusz Sakowicz in the 11th minute of play forced FC Iecēni's goalkeeper Genaro Ponciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Mateusz Sakowicz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Re Loco's supporters rose to their feet, but Mateusz Sakowicz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genaro Ponciano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Olavs Eliass had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Genaro Ponciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carles Artadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from McDonald Mc Donald in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Iecēni's Gints Lielgalvis. In the 34th minute, Mateusz Sakowicz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Genaro Ponciano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Mateusz Sakowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. McDonald Mc Donald made in the 39th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Iecēni's Hermanis Tiltnieks. In the 41st minute Viesturs Pilāns shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Rusterholz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Re Loco's Arne Rusterholz got control of the ball when Olavs Eliass tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Viesturs Pilāns made the kick off in the second half. Mateusz Sakowicz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Genaro Ponciano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Genaro Ponciano made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Mateusz Sakowicz sent off a good shot on target. Mateusz Sakowicz took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Genaro Ponciano. Genaro Ponciano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. FC Iecēni's Genaro Ponciano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celso Lalla in the 62nd minute of play. Arne Rusterholz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viesturs Pilāns in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Lalla in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Iecēni's goalkeeper Genaro Ponciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Celso Lalla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Genaro Ponciano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Re Loco's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gonzalo Fresco in the 78th minute. Re Loco's Nicolás González was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Genaro Ponciano in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viesturs Pilāns in the 82nd minute of play forced Re Loco's goalkeeper Arne Rusterholz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonzalo Fresco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Genaro Ponciano having to interfere. Celso Lalla might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Genaro Ponciano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celso Lalla ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, FC Iecēni's Genaro Ponciano got control of the ball when Celso Lalla tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, FC Iecēni's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Lalla came free, but Genaro Ponciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Iecēni's Olavs Eliass got a free kick in the 94th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Re Loco walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.