Federation Clash Challenge

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) RamPa Football Club's Claudio Maties 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. András Horváth was a little too slow when Cyrille Desplanches got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Claudio Maties dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of András Horváth, 2-0. 11 minutes into the game, Csongor Csorba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Paul Ramon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Szajk LC's András Horváth got control of the ball when Claudio Maties tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 20 minutes Szajk LC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cyrille Desplanches who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Csongor Csorba in the 21st minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Paul Ramon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Ramon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zalán Kovács in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 played minutes RamPa Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Paletta. Paul Ramon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zalán Kovács in the 29th minute of the match. Metodi Deyanov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without András Horváth having to make a save. Szajk LC's Zalán Kovács got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute Claudio Maties shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but András Horváth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Szajk LC defense, Claudio Maties kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of András Horváth. The Szajk LC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that András Horváth should have stopped the shot. Zalán Kovács sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Csongor Csorba made a kick off. Szajk LC's attentive Roland Szily managed to snatch the ball when Gabriel Paletta made a throw-in in the 57th minute of the game. Csongor Csorba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Paul Ramon made a huge save. In the 60th minute Claudio Maties shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but András Horváth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gabriel Paletta fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RamPa Football Club's protests and gave Gabriel Paletta a yellow card for diving instead. RamPa Football Club's Ramon Beckham was substituted for Metodi Deyanov. RamPa Football Club's Mattias Svahn was substituted for Claudio Maties. In the 63rd match minute, RamPa Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Paletta to maneuver through the defense. RamPa Football Club's Mattias Svahn got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Szajk LC's Levente Makkai was substituted for Zalán Kovács. Dávid Benkó's late challenge caught a RamPa Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dávid Benkó helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes Szajk LC got a freekick which was hit by Dávid Benkó. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mattias Svahn in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg András Horváth saved Szajk LC from getting behind. András Horváth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Svahn in the 77th minute of play. A throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game was made by Dávid Benkó with Tibor Bósa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Szajk LC's goalkeeper András Horváth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 88 minutes Szajk LC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ramon Pujol who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Ramon Pujol almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Szajk LC's András Horváth did a great save. 92 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Paul Ramon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Csongor Csorba. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. RamPa Football Club had played much better football throughout.