Federation Clash Challenge

Morena Garden
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lars Sundström started the match with the kick off. Dražen Ladić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils Hopp in the 10th minute of play. Dražen Ladić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lars Sundström's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Hopp in the 18th minute of play forced AC Morena's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 23 minutes, Aquiles Gana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Morena's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aquiles Gana 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 25th minute Aquiles Gana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaaddin Solskjær saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Lars Sundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Morena's Dražen Ladić was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FC Kurdistan's Iwan Kasiewski was substituted for Nils Hopp. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Aquiles Gana made the kick off in the second half. Erhard Esbo kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. AC Morena's Dražen Ladić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Sundström in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Lars Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Kurdistan made a substitution. Lars Bammerman replaced Lars Sundström. In the 66th minute of the match FC Kurdistan got a corner. AC Morena's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erhard Esbo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, AC Morena's Cristoforo Labate got a free kick in the 70th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Kurdistan's zone, Aquiles Gana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alaaddin Solskjær came out of the goal and Aquiles Gana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute Iwan Kasiewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dražen Ladić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dražen Ladić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Bammerman in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Morena's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erhard Esbo was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kurdistan's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iwan Kasiewski got free with Dražen Ladić in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to AC Morena getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Bálint Szabó hit a great ball. Dražen Ladić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredric Hybbert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dražen Ladić made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jörgen Levander in the 93rd minute. In the 94th minute, Aquiles Gana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The AC Morena supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Kurdistan's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Kurdistan.