Federation Clash Challenge

Branichevo Stadion
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Grabiel Escorcia took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Remigio Orlondo. Remigio Orlondo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 6th minute, Marian Minkovski sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Nacional's Juaneizu Merida didn't even have to move. In the 10th minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Remigio Orlondo saved FC BerserkerS from getting behind. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibor Lázár in the 19th minute of play. Renaud Specht came free with the goalkeeper in the 20th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Juaneizu Merida could save by the left post. Juaneizu Merida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Renaud Specht in the 22nd minute. Remigio Orlondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remigio Orlondo. FC BerserkerS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grabiel Escorcia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nacional's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marian Minkovski was slow to take the kick. During this time FC BerserkerS's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Nacional's goalie and right to Lozan Tzirkov. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Nacional's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 39th minute, Honorio Palban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 44th minute of play forced FC BerserkerS's goalkeeper Remigio Orlondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Neycho Bidzhev kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juaneizu Merida. That made the score 1-3 in the 45 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renaud Specht in the 51st minute of play. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Minkovski in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute Renaud Specht shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC BerserkerS's Remigio Orlondo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save FC BerserkerS from getting a goal against them. Remigio Orlondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remigio Orlondo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When FC BerserkerS's Tibor Lázár in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nacional's goalie prevented a goal. The corner led to Nacional's Felipe Carballo getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Remigio Orlondo made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Xu Sha sent off a good shot on target. If Renaud Specht had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Grabiel Escorcia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Remigio Orlondo made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Xu Sha sent off a good shot on target. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Remigio Orlondo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 94th minute of the match, Grabiel Escorcia tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Remigio Orlondo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Nacional players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.