Federation Clash Challenge

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonathan Sammut took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pablo Solari might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pablo Solari ran back to his position shaking his head. André Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pan Jian Yong went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Templars FC's André Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 16th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Lions United's Steve De Wilde got control of the ball when Ziya Onur Muzaffer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Sammut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Sammut in the 24th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Steve De Wilde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Staffan Apelqvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Templars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adelino Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peng De Guang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pan Jian Yong's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Courtois read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pablo Solari during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th minute, Pablo Solari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Steve De Wilde made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Ziya Onur Muzaffer sent off a good shot on target. Steve De Wilde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Marques in the 45th minute of the match. The supporters of Lions United booed when Templars FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ziya Onur Muzaffer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Sammut during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 48 played minutes Templars FC got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Sammut. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pan Jian Yong stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 62 minutes into the match, Lions United's goal looked a bit too open when Ziya Onur Muzaffer came free, but Steve De Wilde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Solari in the 72nd minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Templars FC's André Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Templars FC from getting a goal against them. Templars FC's André Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Templars FC from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute, Pablo Solari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pablo Solari did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised André Courtois 81 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Pan Jian Yong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Courtois was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Templars FC's Martin Manicolo was substituted for Adelino Marques. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, André Courtois successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.