Federation Clash Challenge

Dino Manuzzi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ertan Duman made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aias Kreskas in the 4th minute of play forced Maritek FC's goalkeeper Hélio O'Connell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Aias Kreskas notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell. Hélio O'Connell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Gottfrid Hedström proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ defense, Ferruccio Zarillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gottfrid Hedström. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gottfrid Hedström should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Ettore Santo could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Gottfrid Hedström however easily saved by the left post. With an all-out effort, Maritek FC's Gottfrid Hedström threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ferruccio Zarillo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 29th play minute Ferruccio Zarillo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gottfrid Hedström. 2-1. Hélio O'Connell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ertan Duman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ertan Duman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 33 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ertan Duman came free, but Hélio O'Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felice Tacco got free with Gottfrid Hedström in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferruccio Zarillo in the 39th minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Gottfrid Hedström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maritek FC's Hélio O'Connell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ertan Duman in the 41st minute of play. Hélio O'Connell didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ertan Duman shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ferruccio Zarillo was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ettore Santo in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gottfrid Hedström saved ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ from getting behind. Gottfrid Hedström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Santo in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Aias Kreskas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hélio O'Connell was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Hélio O'Connell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aias Kreskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes, Peli Neri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maritek FC and the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Maritek FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Peli Neri hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Peli Neri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélio O'Connell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cao Jun Yan in the 68th minute of play. Hélio O'Connell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fotis Theofilopoulos in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Fotis Theofilopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hélio O'Connell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Maritek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cao Jun Yan came free, but Hélio O'Connell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélio O'Connell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cao Jun Yan's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Hélio O'Connell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fotis Theofilopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eli Mariani in the 81st minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Gottfrid Hedström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cao Jun Yan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 89th minute, Federico Ondino made a precise shot to the right of Gottfrid Hedström. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Aias Kreskas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Hélio O'Connell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aias Kreskas to maneuver through the defense. Gottfrid Hedström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Moita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.