Federation Clash Challenge

Potaissa Fortress
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Nurettin kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matt De Ligt got free with Zdzislaw Slazak in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Adam Vasilache took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Zdzislaw Slazak to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Petruț Mircescu got free with Zdzislaw Slazak in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 11 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Slazak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Petruț Mircescu. Zdzislaw Slazak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Vasilache in the 13th minute of play. Zdzislaw Slazak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Vasilache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Ali Nurettin in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barbudos FC's goalie prevented a goal. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barbudos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristian Gallo was slow to take the kick. During this time Pinner Cluj-Napoca's players had a chance to rest. Zdzislaw Slazak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt De Ligt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jalmari Mikkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hitz Toxeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Budianu in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute Adam Vasilache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdzislaw Slazak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match, Petruț Mircescu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zdzislaw Slazak was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Slazak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Barbudos FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 30th minute, when Matt De Ligt scored to the left of an out of position Zdzislaw Slazak, making the score, 2-0. Zdzislaw Slazak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Nurettin in the 34th minute of the match. After 36 minutes of play, Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Adam Vasilache made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zdzislaw Slazak was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hitz Toxeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Vasilache came free, but Zdzislaw Slazak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenio Manuelo's late challenge caught a Pinner Cluj-Napoca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arsenio Manuelo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Barbudos FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Arsenio Manuelo hit a great ball. In the 56th minute Matt De Ligt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zdzislaw Slazak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt De Ligt in the 57th minute of play forced Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Slazak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zdzislaw Slazak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petruț Mircescu in the 61st minute of play. Zdzislaw Slazak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matt De Ligt, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Ali Nurettin put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Zdzislaw Slazak. Hulki Rasih hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Zdzislaw Slazak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petruț Mircescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zdzislaw Slazak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Nurettin's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Zdzislaw Slazak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Vasilache in the 71st minute of play. Barbudos FC's Daniel Östman quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ivan Ghiondea, made in the 76th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Mircescu in the 81st minute of play forced Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Slazak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Dionisio Chorche notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Pinner Cluj-Napoca's Jalmari Mikkonen. Jalmari Mikkonen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ali Nurettin scored 6-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zdzislaw Slazak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd minute, Ivan Ghiondea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barbudos FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.