Federation Clash Challenge

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jo-Wilfried Schouten got the match started through his kick off. In the 9th minute, Prime Hock ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kurt Ekberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Prime Hock managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dragons AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Prime Hock was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kurt Ekberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, IFK Gladdarna's Eugeniusz Cichewski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lorenzo Beckman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th match minute, Dragons AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marco Guerau to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute Prime Hock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kurt Ekberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Dragons AFC's Lorenzo Beckman got control of the ball when Emil Trulsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lorenzo Beckman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cam Bahč in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Dragons AFC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Jo-Wilfried Schouten hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Jo-Wilfried Schouten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kurt Ekberg. IFK Gladdarna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jo-Wilfried Schouten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 35th minute of the match, Eugeniusz Cichewski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lorenzo Beckman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 35 minutes into the match, Dragons AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Eugeniusz Cichewski came free, but Lorenzo Beckman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dragons AFC's Ciro Tano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Snorre Snabb, made in the 39th minute of the game. IFK Gladdarna's Kurt Ekberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jo-Wilfried Schouten in the 41st minute of play. Jo-Wilfried Schouten's late challenge caught a IFK Gladdarna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jo-Wilfried Schouten helped the player get up and apologised. Jo-Wilfried Schouten kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Dragons AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

IFK Gladdarna's Frans Koopmans was substituted for Brian Ahlroth. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emil Trulsson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lorenzo Beckman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Trulsson in the 53rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Jo-Wilfried Schouten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dragons AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jo-Wilfried Schouten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kurt Ekberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dragons AFC's Lorenzo Beckman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frans Koopmans in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind IFK Gladdarna's goalkeeper Kurt Ekberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lorenzo Beckman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugeniusz Cichewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Dragons AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cam Bahč came free, but Lorenzo Beckman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. IFK Gladdarna made a substitution. Jakob Koch replaced Eugeniusz Cichewski. Jo-Wilfried Schouten who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Kurt Ekberg when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Robert Petersson hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Robert Petersson in the 73rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Dragons AFC's Marco Guerau. Jo-Wilfried Schouten did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Kurt Ekberg 74 minutes into the match. A collision led to IFK Gladdarna getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Simon Kvarnström hit a great ball. Kurt Ekberg made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Jo-Wilfried Schouten sent off a good shot on target. Snorre Snabb blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lorenzo Beckman having to make a save. Lorenzo Beckman came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by IFK Gladdarna's Cam Bahč. But to his dismay, Cam Bahč quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 95th minute of the match, Prime Hock tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kurt Ekberg saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. IFK Gladdarna's Kurt Ekberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prime Hock in the 97th minute of play. Chants of Dragons AFC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as IFK Gladdarna had held the ball for most of the match.