Federation Clash Challenge

Morena Garden
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ubaldo Padro started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Mikolaj Felenak threw the ball into play from the sideline. Zlatan BK's Cesare Maestri quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 9th minute Ubaldo Padro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aquiles Gana. In the 12th minute Danell Mackiathan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute AC Morena were awarded a corner. Álvaro Fonseca went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Bogdan Mangúrov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 19th minute Danell Mackiathan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ubaldo Padro struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Dražen Ladić didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zlatan BK. Ellis Schenck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes of play, AC Morena's Aquiles Gana made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ellis Schenck was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Ubaldo Padro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zlatan BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ubaldo Padro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dražen Ladić breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Morena's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ubaldo Padro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dražen Ladić was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Danell Mackiathan scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dražen Ladić, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dražen Ladić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pan Guo Qian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th match minute, AC Morena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Antognoni to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aquiles Gana made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Alfonso Antognoni in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Zlatan BK's Olle Olsson. When Cesare Maestri fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zlatan BK's protests and gave Cesare Maestri a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 played minutes Zlatan BK got a freekick which was hit by Cesare Maestri. Alfonso Antognoni hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Zlatan BK's Karl-Oskar Kinnman was substituted for Danell Mackiathan. Ellis Schenck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquiles Gana, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. AC Morena's Dražen Ladić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Guo Qian in the 62nd minute of play. Dražen Ladić was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Karl-Oskar Kinnman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Karl-Oskar Kinnman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The throw-in from Mikolaj Felenak in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zlatan BK's Albert Linberg. In the 71st match minute, AC Morena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bogdan Mangúrov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Mangúrov in the 79th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Ubaldo Padro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dražen Ladić. The goal made the score 1-3. Aquiles Gana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Oskar Kinnman in the 91st minute of play forced AC Morena's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dražen Ladić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Oskar Kinnman in the 94th minute of the match. The AC Morena supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Zlatan BK's performance. The match ended with a win for Zlatan BK.