Federation Clash Challenge

Astrakhan
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Savva Evdokimov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Youssef Sofiane made a huge save. Youssef Sofiane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Zimin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Baal Demon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Phenomenals FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 12 played minutes Phenomenals FC got a freekick which was hit by Rubinho Melo. In the 15th minute of the match Фиолетовая машина got a corner. Phenomenals FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Viktor Gnusarev ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Phenomenals FC's Rubinho Melo in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Фиолетовая машина's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19th minute Rubinho Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergey Kostenetskiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Фиолетовая машина's goal looked a bit too open when Rubinho Melo came free, but Sergey Kostenetskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Fodil Mansouri notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Фиолетовая машина's Sergey Kostenetskiy. Sergey Kostenetskiy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 29 minutes into the match, Phenomenals FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lev Zimin came free, but Youssef Sofiane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergey Kostenetskiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubinho Melo in the 31st minute of the match. Youssef Sofiane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Savva Evdokimov in the 42nd minute. After 46 played minutes Фиолетовая машина got a freekick which was hit by Savva Evdokimov. After the first half Phenomenals FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arkadiy Pakhomov was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Phenomenals FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Stelios Ciobica hit a great ball. In the 64th minute, Phenomenals FC's Rubinho Melo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. 67 minutes into the match, Фиолетовая машина's goalkeeper Sergey Kostenetskiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fodil Mansouri. An unexpectedly hard shot by Savva Evdokimov in the 70th minute of play forced Phenomenals FC's goalkeeper Youssef Sofiane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fodil Mansouri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sergey Kostenetskiy having to make a save. When Arkadiy Pakhomov came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Фиолетовая машина fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arkadiy Pakhomov couldn't finish the play. Rubinho Melo scored 2-4 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergey Kostenetskiy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sergey Kostenetskiy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larbi Cherfa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rubinho Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Rubinho Melo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergey Kostenetskiy was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Osvald Alkvist hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.