Federation Clash Challenge

The Quiver
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Grzegorz Piechna took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grzegorz Piechna. After 5 minutes of play, Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerry Lodge was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arrows Academy FC's David Stenkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 17 minutes into the game, Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jerry Lodge made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. David Stenkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Valencia C.F.'s zone, Grzegorz Piechna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerry Lodge came out of the goal and Grzegorz Piechna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yuan Wei Han hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 27th minute of the match. Bryan Barron who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Jerry Lodge when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuan Wei Han in the 36th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 minutes Valencia C.F.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Grzegorz Piechna who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Arrows Academy FC's corner Bryan Barron fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jerry Lodge quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marty Simpson got free with Jerry Lodge in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th minute, Grzegorz Piechna reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jerry Lodge. The goal made the score 4-0.

The wind increased when Joe Herring made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes in the game Hong Yuan did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Bryan Barron. In the 58th minute, Joe Herring 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Joe Herring managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valencia C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Joe Herring was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ged Nightingale breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Herring, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Arrows Academy FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guillermo Farré took the corner. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Arrows Academy FC from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joe Herring in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ged Nightingale saved Arrows Academy FC from getting behind. When Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valencia C.F.'s goalie prevented a goal. Joe Herring might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ged Nightingale. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joe Herring ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 74th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerry Lodge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Ferrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ged Nightingale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 77th minute of the match. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Larry Ferrell hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Marty Simpson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrows Academy FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marty Simpson in the 95th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Arrows Academy FC fully deserved thier win.