Federation Clash Challenge

Stade Félix Bollaert
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Léon Monnet started the match with the kick off. Edgar Dres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonin Dagorne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgar Dres made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Dimitri Bougault sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Near End's Edgar Dres got control of the ball when Léon Monnet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aleksander Brodzki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 14 in the game by Dimitri Bougault from a close distance when the talented Edgar Dres managed to make a qualified save. Near End's players were relieved. 14 minutes into the game, Dimitri Bougault lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Edgar Dres. In the 20th minute, Brandon McConnach ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ludomil Kajdasz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Brandon McConnach left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Near End fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. A collision led to Near End getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Karp hit a great ball. Ludomil Kajdasz came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Near End's Brandon McConnach. But to his dismay, Brandon McConnach quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Near End's Edgar Dres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonin Dagorne in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon McConnach in the 35th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Ludomil Kajdasz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brandon McConnach took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ludomil Kajdasz. Ludomil Kajdasz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Júlio Correia made a kick off. In the 54th minute Antoni Fikus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludomil Kajdasz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brandon McConnach hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Herblay's Ben Girouard was substituted for Billy Magnin. In the 59th match minute, Near End was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brandon McConnach to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Dres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonin Dagorne in the 61st minute of the match. Edgar Dres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léon Monnet in the 68th minute of play. Edgar Dres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonin Dagorne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd match minute, Near End was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Brodzki to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Júlio Correia in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ludomil Kajdasz saved Herblay from getting behind. In the 88th minute, Joël Willaume got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Near End's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.