Federation Clash Challenge

MIT Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) MIT Craiova's Nicodim Orășan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Savage Hippo from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Grabert in the 10th minute of play forced MIT Craiova's goalkeeper Calistrat Madgearu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Banu in the 14th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Savage Hippo from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Savage Hippo's Bengt-Arne Askstedt got control of the ball when Dorin Banu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiberiu Caramarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Tiberiu Caramarin came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiberiu Caramarin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edwin Grabert scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Calistrat Madgearu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the match, MIT Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin Grabert came free, but Calistrat Madgearu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MIT Craiova getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Nicodim Orășan hit a great ball. Calistrat Madgearu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vakaris Daujotas in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicodim Orășan in the 39th minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Tiberiu Caramarin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MIT Craiova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicodim Orășan in the 51st minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorin Banu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 53rd minute, Owen Tomaszewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Caramarin in the 54th minute of play. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Orășan in the 58th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, MIT Craiova's Dorin Banu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bengt-Arne Askstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Dorin Banu came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodim Orășan, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Edwin Grabert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 66 minutes into the match, MIT Craiova's goalkeeper Calistrat Madgearu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edwin Grabert. Calistrat Madgearu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin Grabert in the 68th minute of the match. After 68 minutes of play, Savage Hippo's Edwin Grabert made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Calistrat Madgearu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 70 minutes into the match, Savage Hippo's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Orășan came free, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute Tiberiu Caramarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MIT Craiova made a substitution. Bogdan Bucataru replaced Mihăiţă Ilarie. The throw-in from Ivan Vâtcă in the 77th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Savage Hippo's Aleksander Walec. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Tunander in the 85th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Tunander in the 86th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiberiu Caramarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Tunander in the 88th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiberiu Caramarin in the 90th minute of play. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiberiu Caramarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Savage Hippo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.