Federation Clash Challenge

St John Stadium
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronan McCunn kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute, Ronan McCunn 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. When Original Sabahan's Joko Waluyo in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Huns's goalie prevented a goal. Vintilă Murgu made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Joko Waluyo sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Ţîrlea scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Widodo Reza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15thth minute of the game Ronan McCunn who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Original Sabahan's Widodo Reza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vintilă Murgu came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Original Sabahan's Joko Waluyo. But to his dismay, Joko Waluyo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 21 minutes into the match, Ronan McCunn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Widodo Reza. Original Sabahan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronan McCunn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Micky Febrians short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Vintilă Murgu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The Huns were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after Original Sabahan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nicholas Ramachandran took the corner. Miroslaw Pazura was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Nicholas Ramachandran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Widodo Reza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jojo Guci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Vintilă Murgu made a huge save. After 37 minutes, Nicholas Ramachandran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Huns and the Original Sabahan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicholas Ramachandran hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Vintilă Murgu was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Joko Waluyo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joko Waluyo really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joko Waluyo was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Joko Waluyo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vintilă Murgu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicholas Ramachandran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Micky Febrian made a precise shot to the right of Vintilă Murgu. The Huns's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Original Sabahan's Cecep Wijaya was substituted for Jojo Guci. Widodo Reza made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Nicholas Ramachandran sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Original Sabahan's goalkeeper Widodo Reza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, The Huns's goal looked a bit too open when Micky Febrian came free, but Vintilă Murgu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vintilă Murgu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micky Febrian in the 88th minute of the match. Original Sabahan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Ronan McCunn scored to the left of an out of position Widodo Reza, making the score, 3-3. Vintilă Murgu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yahya Kılıçaslan, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.