Federation Clash Challenge

Des. António Reis
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zoltán Tálas started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Mugurel Chiriloaie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leal Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes of play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Kalju Palk made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leal Simões was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jānis Blūms could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Heigo Mustkivi made a huge save. Tapa Athlétic™'s Heigo Mustkivi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Tapa Athlétic™ from getting a goal against them. Heigo Mustkivi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zoltán Tálas in the 17th minute of play. Heigo Mustkivi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 20th minute. After 21 played minutes KINGS FC got a freekick which was hit by Christian Szumlanski. Heigo Mustkivi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Valadão in the 25th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gheorghiţă Hagi in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leal Simões prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 33 minutes into the match, Tapa Athlétic™'s goal looked a bit too open when Christian Szumlanski came free, but Heigo Mustkivi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Gheorghiţă Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leal Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Mugurel Chiriloaie made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Acun Mertkal hit a great ball. Mugurel Chiriloaie might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leal Simões. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mugurel Chiriloaie ran back to his position shaking his head. 54 minutes into the match, Tapa Athlétic™'s goal looked a bit too open when Jānis Blūms came free, but Heigo Mustkivi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KINGS FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cássio Calçada in the 55th minute. Cássio Calçada made a great header on KINGS FC's corner, it was just that Tapa Athlétic™'s Heigo Mustkivi managed to reach the ball for a save. 60 minutes into the match, KINGS FC's goalkeeper Leal Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mugurel Chiriloaie. Heigo Mustkivi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoltán Tálas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, KINGS FC's goalkeeper Leal Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gheorghiţă Hagi. In the 69th minute of the match Tapa Athlétic™ got a corner. KINGS FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Madis Indrekson ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Tapa Athlétic™'s Madis Indrekson to fire away a dangerous shot which Leal Simões despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mateus Martins's late challenge caught a Tapa Athlétic™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus Martins helped the player get up and apologised. Tapa Athlétic™'s Roland Muusik was substituted for Gheorghiţă Hagi. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mateus Martins hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 73rd minute of play forced Tapa Athlétic™'s goalkeeper Heigo Mustkivi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Arias Navas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heigo Mustkivi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tapa Athlétic™'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cássio Calçada was slow to take the kick. During this time KINGS FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Zoltán Tálas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tapa Athlétic™'s Heigo Mustkivi did a great save. In the 87th minute, Zoltán Tálas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heigo Mustkivi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Mugurel Chiriloaie's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leal Simões read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Mugurel Chiriloaie received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leal Simões came out and tried to block the shot, but Mugurel Chiriloaie slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 92nd minute. Paulo Valadão might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Heigo Mustkivi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Valadão ran back to his position shaking his head. There was no doubt that KINGS FC were the better team. KINGS FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.