Federation Clash Challenge

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tomas Lain made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the game, Dochko Razpopov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crusaders of Dark's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harsh Gods the free kick. Valery Vuelta made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Crusaders of Dark's Zdravko Bratoev. 5 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Maximino Merexildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximino Merexildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitar Berbatov in the 10th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Tomas Lain had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Totyo Popisakov. Crusaders of Dark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Lain was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dimitar Berbatov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Maximino Merexildo made a huge save. 25 minutes in the game, Dimitar Berbatov dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Totyo Popisakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Lain in the 26th minute of the match. Totyo Popisakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Lain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 31 minutes, Tomas Lain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harsh Gods's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Lain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Totyo Popisakov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Numan Afak went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 38th of the match, Eligio Rojas tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Maximino Merexildo got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 40th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lance Cabezas to maneuver through the defense. The Crusaders of Dark players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Harsh Gods were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dimitar Berbatov to make the kick off. 59 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roberto Carlos. 67 minutes into the match, Dimitar Berbatov notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Harsh Gods's Maximino Merexildo. Maximino Merexildo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 72 minutes into the game, Miliano Valdero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crusaders of Dark's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harsh Gods the free kick. A collision led to Crusaders of Dark getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Miliano Valdero hit a great ball. Totyo Popisakov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Lain in the 74th minute. Dimitar Berbatov spun around in front of the goal 77 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Harsh Gods's goal. In the 80th minute, Dimitar Berbatov made a precise shot to the right of Maximino Merexildo. Harsh Gods's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Harsh Gods's Jokūbas Miškūnas was substituted for Roberto Carlos. Crusaders of Dark's Ildefonso Orlondo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jokūbas Miškūnas in the 85 minute of the game. Ali Numan Afak succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 87th playminute. In the 90th minute, Einar Hjortberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Crusaders of Dark's goalkeeper Totyo Popisakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dimitar Berbatov might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximino Merexildo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitar Berbatov ran back to his position shaking his head. Harsh Gods's Maximino Merexildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 95th minute of play. The Crusaders of Dark fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Harsh Gods were clearly better and deserved to take the win.