Federation Clash Challenge

La Bernalesa
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leicester Lions's Tod Freeman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The Leicester Lions fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pelle Maradona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Pelle Maradona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grant Blacknell. Leicester Lions's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pelle Maradona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Adan Bembe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şükür Hagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Adan Bembe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Wadham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 30 minutes into the match, Pelle Maradona had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grant Blacknell. Leicester Lions's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pelle Maradona was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The audience was convinced that Tod Freeman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adan Bembe was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Villa La Perla's goalkeeper Adan Bembe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Camron Rhodes in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adan Bembe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Qiu De Wen charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Qiu De Wen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Qiu De Wen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pelle Maradona made the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Şükür Hagi sped through Villa La Perla's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Adan Bembe. Adan Bembe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camron Rhodes in the 62nd minute of the match. Adan Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Freeman in the 67th minute of play. Leicester Lions's Şükür Hagi got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leicester Lions made a substitution. Damian Dyson replaced Jack Sharp. Qiu De Wen was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 71 minutes into the game, one of Leicester Lions:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 74th match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Stål to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camron Rhodes got free with Adan Bembe in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Camron Rhodes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Adan Bembe skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 90 minutes, Pelle Maradona managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villa La Perla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pelle Maradona was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grant Blacknell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pelle Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tod Freeman came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Leicester Lions 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 Tod Freeman couldn't finish the play. In the 97th minute, Pelle Maradona got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Leicester Lions's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.