Federation Clash Challenge

Grbavica
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tito Ramírez kicked off to start the match. Camillo Pesce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, Angel Guillelmus left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Venezia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a rather tough play, FK Željezničar's Šemsudin Kamber got a free kick in the 15th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Mandela came free, but Roberto Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Mandela in the 37th minute of play forced Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Venezia FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nelson Mandela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Roberto Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Pesce in the 57th minute of play. Šemsudin Kamber made a great header on FK Željezničar's corner, it was just that Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tito Ramírez got free with Grigoris Koufakis in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 64 minutes into the match, FK Željezničar's goalkeeper Grigoris Koufakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tito Ramírez. In the 66th minute Nikola Bogdanović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FK Željezničar made a substitution. Stevan Žižović replaced Ibrahim Veizović. FK Željezničar made a substitution. Kaid Šuman replaced Camillo Pesce. FK Željezničar were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Venezia FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Šemsudin Kamber took the corner. Šemsudin Kamber made a great header on FK Željezničar's corner, it was just that Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri managed to reach the ball for a save. FK Željezničar's Grigoris Koufakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save FK Željezničar from getting a goal against them. In the 79th minute Kaid Šuman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match, Angel Guillelmus got a very nice opportunity to score, but Grigoris Koufakis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, FK Željezničar's Grigoris Koufakis got control of the ball when Angel Guillelmus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roberto Abbondanzieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaid Šuman, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Venezia FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.