Federation Clash Challenge

The Quiver
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Costin Alucai took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes of play, Bar Marconi United's Costin Alucai made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ged Nightingale was left in no man's land by his defense there! 9 minutes into the match, Bryan Barron notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint. Horea Balint was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint got control of the ball when Marty Simpson tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Danny Bartlett hit a great ball. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costin Alucai, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Alucai in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Alucai in the 19th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Bar Marconi United's goalkeeper Horea Balint had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marty Simpson. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Costin Alucai in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ged Nightingale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Marty Simpson put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Horea Balint. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Alucai in the 35th minute of play. Marty Simpson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Horea Balint made a huge save. Marty Simpson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Horea Balint was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Grzegorz Piechna capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Grzegorz Piechna really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Bar Marconi United from getting a goal against them.

Bar Marconi United's Horea Balint played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grzegorz Piechna in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Fulvio Di Muzio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horea Balint made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Barron in the 58th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bryan Barron in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Horea Balint saved Bar Marconi United from getting behind. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Spadoni in the 62nd minute of play. Bar Marconi United were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Arrows Academy FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Enrico Romanese took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Arrows Academy FC's goalie and right to Ettore Canzano. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Arrows Academy FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 70th minute Marty Simpson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horea Balint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horea Balint made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 73rd minute of play. When Costin Alucai came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Bar Marconi United 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 Costin Alucai couldn't finish the play. Horea Balint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bryan Barron in the 80th minute of the match. Arrows Academy FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Grzegorz Piechna in the 81st minute. Costin Alucai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ged Nightingale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Horea Balint showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marty Simpson in the 90th minute of the match. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Arrows Academy FC from getting a goal against them. 92 minutes into the match, Bar Marconi United's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Piechna came free, but Horea Balint reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Bryan Barron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horea Balint saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Arrows Academy FC had won after a very even match.