Federation Clash Challenge

Branichevo Stadion
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maarten Janssen started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, FC PUMA's goal looked a bit too open when Tibor Lázár came free, but Wen Ran Fan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Tibor Lázár dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wen Ran Fan, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Renaud Specht kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wen Ran Fan. That made the score 2-0 in the 8 minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, FC PUMA's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Minkovski came free, but Wen Ran Fan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wen Ran Fan was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Renaud Specht capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Renaud Specht really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Wen Ran Fan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renaud Specht in the 21st minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match FC BerserkerS got a corner. FC PUMA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marian Minkovski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Renaud Specht was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Austin in the 29th minute of play forced FC BerserkerS's goalkeeper Remigio Orlondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC PUMA's goalkeeper Wen Ran Fan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, FC BerserkerS's Tibor Lázár nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wen Ran Fan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. With a little luck, FC PUMA's Wen Ran Fan got control of the ball when Renaud Specht tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Marian Minkovski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 44 minutes, Enrique Ulloa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC PUMA and the FC BerserkerS players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC PUMA's Enrique Ulloa got a free kick in the 44th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Renaud Specht got free with Wen Ran Fan in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC BerserkerS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marian Minkovski in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The wind increased when Tibor Lázár made the kick off in the second half. Renaud Specht charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renaud Specht the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC BerserkerS getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Renaud Specht hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the game, Renaud Specht cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Wen Ran Fan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 58th minute, Tibor Lázár left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC BerserkerS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. 62 minutes into the game, Renaud Specht cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Wen Ran Fan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Franklin Reyes kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. FC BerserkerS made a substitution. Valeri Hrisimov replaced Borimir Iskrenov. In the 67th match minute, FC PUMA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Reyes to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC BerserkerS's Volodya Zdravchev got a free kick in the 78th minute. Wen Ran Fan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeri Hrisimov in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, FC PUMA's Javier Deunoro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Javier Deunoro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC PUMA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Javier Deunoro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to FC PUMA getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Javier Deunoro hit a great ball. FC PUMA's Wen Ran Fan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibor Lázár in the 84th minute of play. FC PUMA's Wen Ran Fan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Minkovski in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, FC PUMA's goal looked a bit too open when Valeri Hrisimov came free, but Wen Ran Fan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC PUMA's Wen Ran Fan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renaud Specht in the 89th minute of play. Wen Ran Fan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetlozar Deyanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Placido Austin came free with the goalkeeper in the 92nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Remigio Orlondo could save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC BerserkerS had won after a very even match.