Federation Clash Challenge

IECĒNI
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 4th minute, Mister Trump ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Genaro Ponciano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th minute of the match FC Philotimo got a corner. FC Iecēni's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stig-Arne Valler ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Philotimo's Xeromo Garibay was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Genaro Ponciano in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Vitomir Vutov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktors Behmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. FC Philotimo were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after FC Iecēni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stig-Arne Valler took the corner. Stig-Arne Valler made a great header on FC Philotimo's corner, it was just that FC Iecēni's Genaro Ponciano managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 21st minute, Gints Lielgalvis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the match, FC Philotimo's Mister Trump sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Genaro Ponciano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Genaro Ponciano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mister Trump went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mister Trump in the 30th minute of play forced FC Iecēni's goalkeeper Genaro Ponciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Iecēni's Genaro Ponciano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mister Trump in the 32nd minute of play. Vitomir Vutov made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Olavs Eliass sent off a good shot on target. Gints Lielgalvis kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mister Trump in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Genaro Ponciano saved FC Iecēni from getting behind. Genaro Ponciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mister Trump, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 minutes, Marek Hamšík mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Iecēni and the FC Philotimo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marek Hamšík hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, FC Iecēni's goal looked a bit too open when Mister Trump came free, but Genaro Ponciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marek Hamšík to make the kick off. The supporters of FC Iecēni booed when FC Philotimo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Donzel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the match, FC Philotimo's goal looked a bit too open when Olavs Eliass came free, but Vitomir Vutov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gints Lielgalvis made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Brencis Ragaviņš immediately put the ball in play. Vitomir Vutov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Hamšík in the 60th minute of the match. Gints Lielgalvis's late challenge caught a FC Philotimo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gints Lielgalvis helped the player get up and apologised. Vitomir Vutov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktors Behmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. FC Philotimo made a substitution. Uxio Riaza replaced Xeromo Garibay. The throw-in from Osvalds Borskis in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Philotimo's Edgard Donzel. Genaro Ponciano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Magno Aparecido's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Vitomir Vutov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavs Eliass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magno Aparecido in the 82nd minute of play forced FC Iecēni's goalkeeper Genaro Ponciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olavs Eliass in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitomir Vutov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Magno Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Philotimo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.