Federation Clash Challenge

Rising Sun Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Peter Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Shi Guo Wen made a huge save. Abdullah Ercan made a great header on Samurai Champions FC's corner, it was just that BRUGGE FC's Shi Guo Wen managed to reach the ball for a save. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Tomasz Hoffman with Imre Szabó as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 31 minutes into the match, Samurai Champions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Helder Cadanes came free, but Márcio de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Santos in the 32nd minute of play forced BRUGGE FC's goalkeeper Shi Guo Wen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helder Cadanes in the 35th minute of play forced Samurai Champions FC's goalkeeper Márcio de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shi Guo Wen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, Radoslaw Zagrodny had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Márcio de Brito. Samurai Champions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Radoslaw Zagrodny was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The Samurai Champions FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. BRUGGE FC were winning 0-1.

Márcio de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rui Avelar, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Tomasz Hoffman hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Samurai Champions FC's Alfredo Di Cintio was substituted for Amílton Cordeiro. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Márcio de Brito successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Recife in the 68th minute of play forced BRUGGE FC's goalkeeper Shi Guo Wen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Tomasz Hoffman in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Samurai Champions FC's Șerban Bărbânță. BRUGGE FC's Shi Guo Wen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Recife in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cido Recife in the 81st minute of play forced BRUGGE FC's goalkeeper Shi Guo Wen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of BRUGGE FC booed when Samurai Champions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Bidun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cido Recife scored 1-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shi Guo Wen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cido Recife might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shi Guo Wen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cido Recife ran back to his position shaking his head. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.