Federation Clash Challenge

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Janusze Futbolu's goalkeeper Peter-Michael Schmeichel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maxim Tsigalko in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peter-Michael Schmeichel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Tsigalko got free with Peter-Michael Schmeichel in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 14 minutes of play, Janusze Futbolu's Claudio Caniglia made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vince Di Cola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Claudio Caniglia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vince Di Cola having to make a save. 20 minutes into the match, Samurai's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Caniglia came free, but Vince Di Cola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vince Di Cola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Caniglia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Janusze Futbolu's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Danny Carey in the 26th minute. The corner led Janusze Futbolu's Danny Carey to fire away a dangerous shot which Vince Di Cola despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Morgan Vassenius threw the ball into play from the sideline. Janusze Futbolu's Kapiton Bomba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in Samurai's zone, Claudio Caniglia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vince Di Cola came out of the goal and Claudio Caniglia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the game, Janusze Futbolu's Claudio Caniglia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vince Di Cola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maxim Tsigalko made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolás Tagliafico got free with Vince Di Cola in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 57 minutes into the match, Janusze Futbolu's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Bivall came free, but Peter-Michael Schmeichel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 played minutes Janusze Futbolu got a freekick which was hit by Devlet Toper. Peter-Michael Schmeichel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Bivall, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Samurai made a substitution. Ian Prutton replaced Hernán Grana. Morgan Vassenius made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Allan Bivall immediately put the ball in play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicolás Tagliafico during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 69th minute of play forced Janusze Futbolu's goalkeeper Peter-Michael Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Claudio Caniglia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Janusze Futbolu's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Caniglia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vince Di Cola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peter-Michael Schmeichel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esbjörn Hultstrand, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute Claudio Caniglia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Di Cola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, Claudio Caniglia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vince Di Cola. Claudio Caniglia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. The throw-in from Danny Carey in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Samurai's Alto Wing. Peter-Michael Schmeichel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute of the match, Çağdaş Quaresma tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vince Di Cola saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Janusze Futbolu's Rogerio Oblak got a free kick in the 90th minute. Peter-Michael Schmeichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of Janusze Futbolu booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morgan Vassenius didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Janusze Futbolu walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.