Federation Clash Challenge

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ramiro James made the kick off and thus started the match. Ren Xi Chen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Grant Blacknell having to make a save. Grant Blacknell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Xi Chen in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute Mike Wadham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goal looked a bit too open when Tod Freeman came free, but Sergio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grant Blacknell was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ren Xi Chen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ren Xi Chen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grant Blacknell was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the game, Michal Budzyn threw the ball into play from the sideline. April 25 SC's Victorio Zabalo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 22nd minute Ren Xi Chen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grant Blacknell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro James, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Leicester Lions's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ren Xi Chen was slow to take the kick. During this time April 25 SC's players had a chance to rest. Ramiro James hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camron Rhodes, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ren Xi Chen got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 2-0 in the right cross in the 34th match minute before Grant Blacknell had time to react. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tod Freeman in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Wadham in the 46th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tod Freeman to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 52nd minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Xi Chen in the 54th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goal looked a bit too open when Camron Rhodes came free, but Sergio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of April 25 SC booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Budzyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sergio Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camron Rhodes in the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grant Blacknell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Ramiro James came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leicester Lions's Damian Dyson was substituted for Jack Sharp. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camron Rhodes got free with Sergio Romero in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Grant Blacknell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro James, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Grant Blacknell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ren Xi Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Xi Chen came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute of the match, Şükür Hagi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sergio Romero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 94th minute, Ren Xi Chen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The April 25 SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Leicester Lions players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for April 25 SC.