Federation Clash Challenge

Morena Garden
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aquiles Gana kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the game, Aquiles Gana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Hristofor Borchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dražen Ladić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pasha Datsiuk in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, AC Morena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Labate to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, AC Morena's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Sarmento came free, but Dražen Ladić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aquiles Gana charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aquiles Gana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 17 played minutes AC Morena got a freekick which was hit by Aquiles Gana. In the 26th minute, Aquiles Gana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hristofor Borchev was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, AC Morena's goal looked a bit too open when Pasha Datsiuk came free, but Dražen Ladić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When AS Pikachuzim's Luciano Sarmento in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Morena's goalie prevented a goal. Dražen Ladić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Sarmento in the 40th minute of the match. Dražen Ladić didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when AS Pikachuzim's Pasha Datsiuk shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 46th minute, Pasha Datsiuk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dražen Ladić was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2.

AS Pikachuzim's Ronaldinho Fenomeno was substituted for Pasha Datsiuk. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldinho Fenomeno was the one to do the kick off. After 57 minutes of play, AS Pikachuzim's Ronaldinho Fenomeno made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dražen Ladić was left in no man's land by his defense there! 60 minutes into the match, Aquiles Gana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hristofor Borchev. AS Pikachuzim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aquiles Gana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Aquiles Gana took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hristofor Borchev. Hristofor Borchev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-3. Ronaldinho Fenomeno's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dražen Ladić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Hristofor Borchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquiles Gana, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Fenomeno in the 69th minute of play forced AC Morena's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AS Pikachuzim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Santos Rallo in the 74th minute. Dražen Ladić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Fenomeno in the 78th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Ronaldinho Fenomeno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Pikachuzim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-4. Dražen Ladić came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by AS Pikachuzim's Ronaldinho Fenomeno. But to his dismay, Ronaldinho Fenomeno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-5. AS Pikachuzim's Ronaldinho Fenomeno got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ronaldinho Fenomeno came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the AS Pikachuzim fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ronaldinho Fenomeno couldn't finish the play. Dražen Ladić was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ronaldinho Fenomeno showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-6 in the 96 minute of play. AS Pikachuzim's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.