Federation Clash Challenge

FORTIN
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mariano Pavone started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Fortin FC's zone, Bulut Başoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isaias Hug came out of the goal and Bulut Başoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aydın Mehmet made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Mariano Pavone sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, Bulut Başoğlu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Fortin FC's Isaias Hug. Isaias Hug was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 17th minute Gilberto Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aydın Mehmet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ahmet Seyfi Serdinç fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Montana's protests and gave Ahmet Seyfi Serdinç a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC Montana getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ahmet Seyfi Serdinç hit a great ball. FC Montana's Aydın Mehmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Thørring in the 22nd minute of play. Denis Isaio made in the 27th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gilberto Mello immediately put the ball in play. With a little luck, FC Montana's Aydın Mehmet got control of the ball when Mariano Pavone tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Montana's Aydın Mehmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Mello in the 31st minute of play. Mariano Pavone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Montana's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Mariano Pavone scored to the left of an out of position Aydın Mehmet, making the score, 1-1. Isaias Hug showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bulut Başoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Arman Sidal hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Gilberto Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aydın Mehmet having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bulut Başoğlu to make the kick off. When Gürsel Sirer fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Montana's protests and gave Gürsel Sirer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th minute, Gürsel Sirer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Hitzeder in the 66th minute of play forced FC Montana's goalkeeper Aydın Mehmet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 68 minutes, Bulut Başoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Montana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bulut Başoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute of the match, Bulut Başoğlu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Isaias Hug saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aydın Mehmet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Mello in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Fortin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavi Simons to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes in the game Arman Sidal after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Isaias Hug. A very good opportunity. In the 80th match minute, FC Montana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andaç Mazlum to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Jari Thørring left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fortin FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 86 played minutes, FC Montana's Gürsel Sirer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Isaias Hug came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Montana reached it. After 92 minutes of play, FC Montana's Bulut Başoğlu made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Isaias Hug was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Fortin FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.