Federation Clash Challenge

Arena Tricolor
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rosendo Gervaso made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Honung's goalkeeper Aristide Beșliu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rosendo Gervaso. Håkan Šuker blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bilbo Arzube having to make a save. Bilbo Arzube showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Šuker, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Håkan Šuker 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. The throw-in from Gu Xiao Hai in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Honung's Sten Wennersten. 16 minutes into the match, Nilson Leite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aristide Beșliu. Honung's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nilson Leite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Honung's Aristide Beșliu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Honung from getting a goal against them. Aristide Beșliu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rosendo Gervaso in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Leopoldo Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristide Beșliu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Honung's Håkan Šuker sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bilbo Arzube narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bilbo Arzube took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Håkan Šuker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilbo Arzube came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Honung's Håkan Šuker. But to his dismay, Håkan Šuker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Aristide Beșliu made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Rosendo Gervaso sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rosendo Gervaso got free with Aristide Beșliu in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aristide Beșliu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rosendo Gervaso in the 42nd minute of play. Aristide Beșliu made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Nilson Leite sent off a good shot on target. Juventus EC's Bilbo Arzube played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Puck in the 44th minute of play. With a little luck, Honung's Aristide Beșliu got control of the ball when Nilson Leite tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute Juventus EC were awarded a corner. Tomm Thys went to the cornerflag to take it. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Juventus EC made a substitution. Luís Ramalho replaced Gabriel Peres. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Håkan Šuker made a kick off. With his leg Bilbo Arzube managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Honung's Håkan Šuker fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Elo Altoft made in the 56th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Walmyr Loyola immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmyr Loyola in the 57th minute of play forced Honung's goalkeeper Aristide Beșliu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honung made a substitution. Rune Fredriksson replaced Juan Manuel Vargas. Bilbo Arzube made an important save on a dangerous shot by Håkan Šuker in the 64th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Walmyr Loyola in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aristide Beșliu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Honung's Malcolm Lindström was substituted for Angel Lehoi. Juventus EC were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Honung's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomm Thys took the corner. The crowd rose to their feet as Håkan Šuker kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bilbo Arzube. That made the score 1-2 in the 72 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Håkan Šuker got free with Bilbo Arzube in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Juventus EC's Walmyr Loyola in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Honung's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Walmyr Loyola in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aristide Beșliu saved Honung from getting behind. In the 79th minute Malcolm Lindström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bilbo Arzube saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute, Honung's Håkan Šuker dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Bilbo Arzube showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Šuker, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Fran Yeste hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Honung supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Honung would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.