Federation Clash Challenge

Vallis Laeta stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guillaume Chaine took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute David Batuhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Batuhin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Adrien Tanneau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Inge Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafail Rusev in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Valette Stars's Mathys Chassot got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 29th minute, David Batuhin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuatrodeocho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Inge Marin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafail Rusev. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valette Stars's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee gave Cuatrodeocho a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by David Batuhin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Valette Stars's Adrien Tanneau. 0-2. After the first half Cuatrodeocho were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Adrien Tanneau made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when David Batuhin sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Valette Stars's zone, David Batuhin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrien Tanneau came out of the goal and David Batuhin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cuatrodeocho's Eraldo Berardini was substituted for José Planes. Cuatrodeocho's Inge Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Chaine in the 59th minute of play. David Batuhin might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrien Tanneau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Batuhin ran back to his position shaking his head. Valette Stars's attentive Theo Chassot managed to snatch the ball when Gábor Gyepes made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as David Batuhin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Adrien Tanneau. That made the score 0-3 in the 73 minute of play. In the 76th minute of the match, Andy Entrena tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adrien Tanneau saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Cuatrodeocho made a substitution. Iván Villafane replaced David Batuhin. A throw-in in the 80th minute of the game was made by Valentin Bellard with Julien Chassot as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 92 minutes, Amadeu Martins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valette Stars and the Cuatrodeocho players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amadeu Martins hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Adrien Tanneau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iván Villafane in the 96th minute. Cuatrodeocho'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.