Federation Clash Challenge

ESPN Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 minutes of play, Arhavi FK's Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nardo Zalaca was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, Ludomir Absolwent had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Atıf Akdamar. Arhavi FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ludomir Absolwent was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 10th minute, Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nardo Zalaca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan in the 15th minute of play. Arhavi FK's Atıf Akdamar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ludomir Absolwent in the 20th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ludomir Absolwent got free with Atıf Akdamar in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute, Ludomir Absolwent reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Atıf Akdamar. The goal made the score 2-1. Atıf Akdamar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludomir Absolwent in the 32nd minute of the match. Atıf Akdamar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ludomir Absolwent in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the game, Bart Krefft was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Sieradz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arhavi FK the free kick. The supporters of Arhavi FK booed when FC Sieradz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bart Krefft didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erkin Taykoç in the 43rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan in the 45th 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. Nardo Zalaca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

FC Sieradz's Dawid Jarosiewicz was substituted for Robert Niedziela. The crowd rose to their feet as Arhavi FK's Erkin Taykoç slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nardo Zalaca. That made the score 2-2 after 52 minutes of play. Atıf Akdamar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ludomir Absolwent in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Ludomir Absolwent hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, FC Sieradz's goalkeeper Nardo Zalaca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan. A collision led to FC Sieradz getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Elia Walther hit a great ball. Atıf Akdamar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Walther, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 66 minutes, Elia Walther managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Sieradz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elia Walther was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Sieradz made a substitution. Sergiy Brovchenko replaced Ludomir Absolwent. Sergiy Brovchenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Atıf Akdamar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Arhavi FK 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 Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan couldn't finish the play. Arhavi FK's Atıf Akdamar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milosz Glembin in the 74th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, FC Sieradz's goal looked a bit too open when Hıncal Karanalp came free, but Nardo Zalaca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nardo Zalaca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hıncal Karanalp in the 79th minute. Hıncal Karanalp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Nardo Zalaca made a huge save. The supporters of FC Sieradz booed when Arhavi FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yücel Uğurata didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan in the 81st minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Nardo Zalaca successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 85 minutes FC Sieradz's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yücel Uğurata who took care of the corner kick. Yücel Uğurata made a great header on Arhavi FK's corner, it was just that FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca managed to reach the ball for a save. Elia Walther's late challenge caught a Arhavi FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elia Walther helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th match minute, FC Sieradz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Walther to maneuver through the defense. Yücel Uğurata took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nardo Zalaca. FC Sieradz's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sergiy Brovchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atıf Akdamar was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Despite being the better team, Arhavi FK failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.