Federation Clash Challenge

JKT Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Apostolis Arvanitoyannis kicked off to start the match. Walter Wallander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apostolis Arvanitoyannis in the 2nd minute of the match. A collision led to JKs Talanger getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Klaus Pichler hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolis Arvanitoyannis in the 7th minute of play forced JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Walter Wallander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes of play, Underdogs's Apostolis Arvanitoyannis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walter Wallander was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the match, JKs Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Witomir Grabski came free, but Walter Wallander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolis Arvanitoyannis in the 25th minute of play forced JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Walter Wallander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Apostolis Arvanitoyannis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Wallander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes Underdogs got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Oriche. If Konstanty Orszak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walter Wallander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apostolis Arvanitoyannis in the 41st minute of play. 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.

Underdogs made a substitution. Walery Marud replaced Gabriel Martinelli. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christopher Kock made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Apostolis Arvanitoyannis in the 56th minute of play forced JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Walter Wallander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lasse Penttilä made in the 59th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Patryk Kociniewski immediately put the ball in play. Underdogs's Brak Gola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christopher Kock in the 62nd minute of play. Underdogs's Slawomir Cuber was substituted for Stiff Meister. JKs Talanger's Vilgot Bålström was substituted for Rasmus Eklund. In the 68th minute of the game Ali Berkant Mukremin made a throw-in which Poyraz Özkoc played forward. In the 70th minute Vilgot Bålström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brak Gola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 minutes Underdogs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yaser Pakel who took care of the corner kick. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind JKs Talanger's goalkeeper Walter Wallander, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the JKs Talanger defense, Konstanty Orszak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walter Wallander. The JKs Talanger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walter Wallander should have stopped the shot. Walter Wallander made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Apostolis Arvanitoyannis sent off a good shot on target. 89 minutes into the match, Peter Mpenza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brak Gola. Underdogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Mpenza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Walter Wallander was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Apostolis Arvanitoyannis showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 93 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Vilgot Bålström managed to get in a good position for a shot. JKs Talanger's supporters rose to their feet, but Vilgot Bålström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brak Gola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Underdogs eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.