Federation Clash Challenge

ESPN Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Mafia Koniaka's Lisandro Iraunkor 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. Lisandro Iraunkor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nardo Zalaca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Lisandro Iraunkor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nardo Zalaca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Lisandro Iraunkor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mafia Koniaka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Iraunkor in the 11th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Lisandro Iraunkor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mafia Koniaka's supporters rose to their feet, but Lisandro Iraunkor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nardo Zalaca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Lisandro Iraunkor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nardo Zalaca was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Iraunkor in the 21st minute of play. Nardo Zalaca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Iraunkor in the 23rd minute of the match. Lisandro Iraunkor struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Nardo Zalaca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mafia Koniaka. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Sieradz's goalkeeper Nardo Zalaca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zbigniew Glapiak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zachary Olszewski in the 32nd minute. After 34 minutes of play, Mafia Koniaka's Lisandro Iraunkor made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nardo Zalaca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nardo Zalaca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Iraunkor in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Mafia Koniaka's Lisandro Iraunkor sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nardo Zalaca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zbigniew Glapiak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachary Olszewski in the 43rd minute of the match. After the first half Mafia Koniaka were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zachary Olszewski to make the kick off. A collision led to FC Sieradz getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Antoni Skaradoski hit a great ball. Lisandro Iraunkor received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nardo Zalaca came out and tried to block the shot, but Lisandro Iraunkor slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milosz Glembin in the 59th minute of play forced Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Zbigniew Glapiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nardo Zalaca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Iraunkor, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Miroslaw Chwalkiewicz hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Mafia Koniaka made a substitution. Przemyslaw Gierasik replaced Radomil Dudkowski. Miroslaw Chwalkiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Olszewski in the 71st minute of play forced Mafia Koniaka's goalkeeper Zbigniew Glapiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mafia Koniaka's Ksawery Podwojski was substituted for Dobromir Prokowski. FC Sieradz's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Necmettin Rahmi in the 74th minute. The corner led FC Sieradz's Necmettin Rahmi to fire away a dangerous shot which Zbigniew Glapiak despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ksawery Arnista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ksawery Podwojski in the 78th minute of play forced FC Sieradz's goalkeeper Nardo Zalaca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, FC Sieradz's goal looked a bit too open when Konrad Duszenski came free, but Nardo Zalaca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nardo Zalaca made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Konrad Duszenski sent off a good shot on target. In the 85thth minute of the game Ksawery Podwojski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Sieradz's Nardo Zalaca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 86th minute of the match Mafia Koniaka got a corner. FC Sieradz's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lúcio da Silva ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Miroslaw Chwalkiewicz managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Konrad Duszenskis short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Nardo Zalaca to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nardo Zalaca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konrad Duszenski's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. When Mafia Koniaka's Konrad Duszenski in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Sieradz's goalie prevented a goal. Nardo Zalaca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Duszenski, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 97 minutes into the game, Mafia Koniaka's Konrad Duszenski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nardo Zalaca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. The FC Sieradz fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mafia Koniaka were clearly better and deserved to take the win.