Federation Clash Challenge

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Ildefonso Orlondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 6 minutes, Dimitar Berbatov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crusaders of Dark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dimitar Berbatov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Totyo Popisakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luckas Baert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. András Tóth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eligio Rojas in the 14th minute of play forced StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper András Tóth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimitar Berbatov struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. András Tóth didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crusaders of Dark. Dimitar Berbatov might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over András Tóth. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitar Berbatov ran back to his position shaking his head. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's András Tóth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 from getting a goal against them. András Tóth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 23rd minute of play. Eligio Rojas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. András Tóth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper András Tóth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 booed when Crusaders of Dark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eivind Lundemo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper András Tóth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Crusaders of Dark booed when StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionisio Hug didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Dimitar Berbatov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's András Tóth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Dimitar Berbatov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of András Tóth. Dimitar Berbatov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. András Tóth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eligio Rojas, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's András Tóth got control of the ball when Dimitar Berbatov tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Victoriano Villacanes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Totyo Popisakov was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Dionisio Hug made a great header on StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's corner, it was just that Crusaders of Dark's Totyo Popisakov managed to reach the ball for a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victoriano Villacanes to strike the kick off in the second half. Dionisio Hug made in the 56th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Florian Corales however managed to control. In the 64th minute Dimitar Berbatov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but András Tóth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper András Tóth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. András Tóth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 68th minute of play. After some careless play in the StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 defense, Dimitar Berbatov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of András Tóth. The StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that András Tóth should have stopped the shot. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 made a substitution. Generoso Egun replaced Dionisio Hug. Vallo Lööper charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vallo Lööper the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Dark's Vallo Lööper got a free kick in the 76th minute. András Tóth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 80th minute of the match. Victoriano Villacanes might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Totyo Popisakov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victoriano Villacanes ran back to his position shaking his head. When Salvador Gil came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 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 Salvador Gil couldn't finish the play. Luckas Baert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Totyo Popisakov having to interfere. Luckas Baert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Totyo Popisakov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.