Federation Clash Challenge

ESPN Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when İsrafil Yağız took the kick off in the first half of the match. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Daniel Jeziorkowski with Elia Walther as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludomir Absolwent in the 7th minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. İsrafil Yağız blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nardo Zalaca having to make a save. Nardo Zalaca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İsrafil Yağız, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nardo Zalaca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arūnas Pukelis in the 15th minute of play forced FC Sieradz's goalkeeper Nardo Zalaca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustafa Kemal made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Ludomir Absolwent sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Jeziorkowski made in the 20th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FK Mintis Vilnius's Kęstutis Latoža. Nardo Zalaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 23rd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ludomir Absolwent. İsrafil Yağız blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nardo Zalaca having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in FC Sieradz's zone, İsrafil Yağız stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nardo Zalaca came out of the goal and İsrafil Yağız tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nardo Zalaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 34th minute of the match. The supporters of FK Mintis Vilnius booed when FC Sieradz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Jeziorkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nardo Zalaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 36th minute of the match. Nardo Zalaca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İsrafil Yağız, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Sigitas Jakubauskas hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. FC Sieradz made a substitution. Bernard Rudy replaced Robert Niedziela. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ludomir Absolwent was the one to do the kick off. Tomas Danilevičius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FK Mintis Vilnius were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after FC Sieradz's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arūnas Pukelis took the corner. The corner ended in Arūnas Pukelis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Danilevičius got free with Nardo Zalaca in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniel Jeziorkowski made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FK Mintis Vilnius's Dursun Soysal. Zachary Olszewski hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. FK Mintis Vilnius's İsrafil Yağız got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. İsrafil Yağız sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nardo Zalaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 62nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling İsrafil Yağız in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nardo Zalaca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If İsrafil Yağız had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nardo Zalaca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 72nd minute of play. İsrafil Yağız might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nardo Zalaca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. İsrafil Yağız ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th match minute, FK Mintis Vilnius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenijus Gureckas to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th match minute, FC Sieradz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Jeziorkowski to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, FC Sieradz's goal looked a bit too open when İsrafil Yağız came free, but Nardo Zalaca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bart Krefft in the 86th minute of play forced FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Mustafa Kemal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nardo Zalaca made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Arūnas Pukelis sent off a good shot on target. Nardo Zalaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Yağız in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 95th minute, Tomas Danilevičius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Mintis Vilnius fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. FC Sieradz's defense didn't have a chance, in the 97th minute, when İsrafil Yağız scored to the left of an out of position Nardo Zalaca, making the score, 0-2.