Federation Clash Challenge

Estadio Amalfitani
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Cvjetko Štokić started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikifor Kulaksúzov in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fulgencio Rioja saved Velez from getting behind. After 5 minutes, Egon Škare mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lipovljani and the Velez players grew even worse after the yellow card. Esteban Ferman came free with the goalkeeper in the 7th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gabrijel Jovanovski could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu Pimenta in the 9th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cvjetko Štokić scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fulgencio Rioja, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonko Urban in the 16th minute of play forced Velez's goalkeeper Fulgencio Rioja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fulgencio Rioja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonko Urban in the 16th minute of the match. After 20 minutes of play, Lipovljani's Tonko Urban made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulgencio Rioja was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fulgencio Rioja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin De Bruyne in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Bittencourt in the 26th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Gabrijel Jovanovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabrijel Jovanovski made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Jedrzej Tomaka sent off a good shot on target. Nikifor Kulaksúzov took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fulgencio Rioja. Fulgencio Rioja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Cvjetko Štokić struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Fulgencio Rioja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lipovljani. After some careless play in the Velez defense, Tonko Urban kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fulgencio Rioja. The Velez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fulgencio Rioja should have stopped the shot. Lipovljani's Kevin De Bruyne got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

Lipovljani made a substitution. Arsen Vukša replaced Nikifor Kulaksúzov. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Esteban Ferman made a kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Cvjetko Štokić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lipovljani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cvjetko Štokić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cvjetko Štokić in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fulgencio Rioja saved Velez from getting behind. Cvjetko Štokić in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fulgencio Rioja, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cvjetko Štokićs short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Fulgencio Rioja to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gabrijel Jovanovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cafu Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Lipovljani fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Lipovljani's Cvjetko Štokić looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cvjetko Štokićs short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Fulgencio Rioja to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gabrijel Jovanovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonçalo Bittencourt in the 65th minute of play. If Cafu Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fulgencio Rioja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cvjetko Štokić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Velez's goal looked a bit too open when Cvjetko Štokić came free, but Fulgencio Rioja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Cafu Pimenta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Velez fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Cvjetko Štokić scored 1-7 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fulgencio Rioja, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cvjetko Štokić in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fulgencio Rioja saved Velez from getting behind. When Cvjetko Štokić came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Lipovljani 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 Cvjetko Štokić couldn't finish the play. Fulgencio Rioja was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Cvjetko Štokić capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cvjetko Štokić really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. The supporters of Velez booed when Lipovljani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Witsel didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lipovljani had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.