Federation Clash Challenge

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dolores's Robben De Mulder started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Israel Martxelin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vute Baliev having to make a save. Toni Nenchev's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Esteban Gipuzkoa firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 9th minute, Nano Mitrashkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vute Baliev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robben De Mulder, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 13th minute of play forced Dolores's goalkeeper Esteban Gipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Iliya Kasabov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Robben De Mulder recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gonzo Ivanov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Gipuzkoa having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Toni Nenchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vute Baliev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robben De Mulder went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Nano Mitrashkov got a free kick in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Dolores's Israel Martxelin got a free kick in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Gonzo Ivanov managed to get in a good position for a shot. DARAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Gonzo Ivanov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteban Gipuzkoa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Toni Nenchev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Esteban Gipuzkoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dolores's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nano Mitrashkov was slow to take the kick. During this time DARAS's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on DARAS's corner Volodya Biradzhiev fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Esteban Gipuzkoa quite easily take care of the ball. During the 63rd minute of the match Iliya Kasabov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Iliya Kasabov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Iliya Kasabov kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. DARAS's Paolo Rossi was substituted for Toni Nenchev. The supporters of Dolores booed when DARAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iliya Kasabov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robben De Mulder shot from long distance after 65 played minutes, a shot that Vute Baliev with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Esteban Gipuzkoa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gonzo Ivanov went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. DARAS's Vute Baliev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robben De Mulder in the 77th minute of play. After a rather tough play, DARAS's Antim Karamanski got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in DARAS's zone, Israel Martxelin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vute Baliev came out of the goal and Israel Martxelin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. DARAS were victorious despite being under pressure from Dolores for much of the match.