Federation Clash Challenge

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
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. Gu Chang Peng started the match with the kick off. When Braulio Emeterio fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ripa FC's protests and gave Braulio Emeterio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braulio Emeterio to maneuver through the defense. Magnus Löfdahl kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Ripa FC's Aldo Mannie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Ripa FC from getting a goal against them. In the 15th minute, Olgierd Literski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aldo Mannie. The goal made the score 1-0. After 18 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Smith Wigglesworth. Magnus Löfdahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gu Chang Peng blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arda Göksel Yalman having to make a save. In the 26th minute Gu Chang Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda Göksel Yalman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldo Mannie made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Olgierd Literski sent off a good shot on target. In the 33rd match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Magnus Löfdahl to maneuver through the defense. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Sufi in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 42 minutes, Gu Chang Peng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ripa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gu Chang Peng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gu Chang Peng in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Kai Havertz made the kick off in the second half. Alvaro Jakes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Arda Göksel Yalman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aldo Mannie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olgierd Literski in the 62nd minute of play. Bozkurt made a substitution. Muhammet Çetinel replaced Tomasz Laskowski. Bozkurt made a substitution. Ferdi Kadıoğlu replaced Ive Tobbackers. Bozkurt's Emrullah Erboy was substituted for Mustafa Hakan Sufi. Ripa FC made a substitution. Ricardo Bochini replaced Joel Tehas. Arda Göksel Yalman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franz Grassme in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Grassme came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Emrullah Erboy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Mannie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Bozkurt getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Philippe Albert hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Franz Grassme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arda Göksel Yalman was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Arda Göksel Yalman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franz Grassme in the 85th minute. After 86 minutes Bozkurt's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Placido Pero who took care of the corner kick. Ripa FC's Mateo Lalla was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Arda Göksel Yalman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Bochini in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute Ricardo Bochini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda Göksel Yalman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.