Federation Clash Challenge

Novotroitsk
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Robben De Mulder made the kick off which started today's match. Esteban Gipuzkoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Custódio, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 7 played minutes FC NOSTA got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Custódio. Robben De Mulder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Nacho González tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Custódio in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esteban Gipuzkoa saved Dolores from getting behind. 20 minutes into the match, Dolores's goal looked a bit too open when Melchor Lopez came free, but Esteban Gipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esteban Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Terentiev in the 21st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yuliy Esikov got free with Esteban Gipuzkoa in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Esteban Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Custódio in the 26th minute of the match. Dolores's Esteban Gipuzkoa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Dolores from getting a goal against them. Esteban Gipuzkoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yuliy Esikov in the 32nd minute. In the 36th minute, Israel Martxelin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacho González made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robben De Mulder in the 43rd minute of play. Felipe Custódio scored 2-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Esteban Gipuzkoa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yuliy Esikov made a kick off. Felipe Custódio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Melchor Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Gipuzkoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Melchor Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Custódio in the 61st minute of the match. Esteban Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuliy Esikov in the 63rd minute of the match. Esteban Gipuzkoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melchor Lopez in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Dolores's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Terentiev came free, but Esteban Gipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 66 minutes, Felipe Custódio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC NOSTA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Custódio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Felipe Custódio fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC NOSTA's protests and gave Felipe Custódio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd minute Felipe Custódio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Gipuzkoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Yuliy Esikov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC NOSTA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 79th minute Yuliy Esikov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Gipuzkoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 minutes Dolores's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gennadiy Lihventsov who took care of the corner kick. In the 91st match minute, Dolores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Martxelin to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Dolores's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Custódio came free, but Esteban Gipuzkoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esteban Gipuzkoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuliy Esikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Custódio in the 96th minute of play forced Dolores's goalkeeper Esteban Gipuzkoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Felipe Custódio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Gipuzkoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC NOSTA had won after a very even match.