Federation Clash Challenge

Stella Noire Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Douglas D Agostino got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Douglas D Agostino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Douglas D Agostino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 5th minute, Douglas D Agostino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Zorko Quack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas D Agostino in the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Douglas D Agostino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zorko Quack was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebati Rafih in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zorko Quack prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zorko Quack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas D Agostino in the 19th minute of play. After 20 minutes Natus Vincere F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Borys Dudek who took care of the corner kick. 22 minutes into the match, Douglas D Agostino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zorko Quack. Natus Vincere F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Douglas D Agostino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Zorko Quack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas D Agostino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Douglas D Agostino in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Natus Vincere F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Zorko Quack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Douglas D Agostino, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Färid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albeiro Usuriaga in the 27th minute of play. Färid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taribo West in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Natus Vincere F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Douglas D Agostino came free, but Zorko Quack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Taribo West got free with Färid Mondragón in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute, Sebati Rafih left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After 45 minutes of play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Sebati Rafih made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zorko Quack was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Domingues stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the last second Zorko Quack throw himself and got hold of the ball when Douglas D Agostino in the 54thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The throw-in from Jonatan Maidana in the 55th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Marius Paulică. Färid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albeiro Usuriaga in the 57th minute of play. Färid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Domingues in the 58th minute of the match. Jonatan Maidana hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute THE CRYSTAL SHIP were awarded a corner. Borys Dudek went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Domingues in the 65th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Färid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Douglas D Agostino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Natus Vincere F.C.'s Cristian Lema was substituted for Jonatan Maidana. 73 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Albeiro Usuriaga came free, but Färid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zorko Quack made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Sebati Rafih sent off a good shot on target. When THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Luca Dănilă in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Natus Vincere F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Natus Vincere F.C.'s Albeiro Usuriaga got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luca Dănilă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Zorko Quack made a huge save. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing THE CRYSTAL SHIP would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.