Federation Clash Challenge

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Márk Kovács started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Márk Kovács managed to get in a good position for a shot. Templars FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Márk Kovács was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Armani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the match, Templars FC's Márk Kovács sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franco Armani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Templars FC's Staffan Apelqvist was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Franco Armani in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gürsel Aksel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Basmane Texas getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nelson Rufino hit a great ball. With a little luck, Templars FC's André Courtois got control of the ball when Gürsel Aksel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márk Kovács in the 27th minute of the match. Nelson Rufino made in the 30th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Borys Budarz. 35 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yao Yan Sen came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

André Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yao Yan Sen, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Gürsel Aksel scored 1-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute Joaquin Phoenix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Staffan Apelqvist got free with Franco Armani in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Staffan Apelqvist in the 64th minute of play. In the 68th minute Gürsel Aksel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Yao Yan Sen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yao Yan Sen struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. André Courtois didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Basmane Texas. Basmane Texas's Ignatios Ksiromeritis was substituted for Gürsel Aksel. Basmane Texas made a substitution. Erik Allikmäe replaced Ulvi Gencal. Templars FC made a substitution. Adelino Marques replaced Ziya Onur Muzaffer. Templars FC's Jonathan Sammut was substituted for Márk Kovács. The supporters of Basmane Texas booed when Templars FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adelino Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute of the match Borys Budarz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but André Courtois showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Jan-Joost Sielis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Courtois was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. The Basmane Texas fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Basmane Texas's Jan-Joost Sielis 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Phoenix in the 84th minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignatios Ksiromeritis, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. André Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan-Joost Sielis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignatios Ksiromeritis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatios Ksiromeritis in the 95th minute of the match. After 96 minutes of play, Basmane Texas's Jan-Joost Sielis made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Courtois was left in no man's land by his defense there!