Federation Clash Challenge

Stadion w Elblągu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Álvaro Recoba started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Brak Gola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Recoba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brak Gola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaroslaw Birkenhagen in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of Underdogs booed when Bitcoin Elbląg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolek Dobilas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Oriche kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaroslaw Birkenhagen in the 28th minute of play forced Underdogs's goalkeeper Brak Gola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Mentus came free, but Jurek Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Brak Gola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bitcoin Elbląg were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Underdogs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tolek Dobilas took the corner. Bitcoin Elbląg's Tolek Dobilas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Brak Gola in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 43rd minute of play forced Bitcoin Elbląg's goalkeeper Jurek Dudek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 47 minutes, Álvaro Recoba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bitcoin Elbląg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Álvaro Recoba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ruud van Nistelrooij to make the kick off. Jurek Dudek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruud van Nistelrooij in the 59th minute. Brak Gola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Nevada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Underdogs's goalkeeper Brak Gola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Underdogs's Jurek Dudek threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ruud van Nistelrooij, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ruud van Nistelrooij could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Jurek Dudek made a huge save. Brak Gola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Recoba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 84 minutes, Ruud van Nistelrooij managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Underdogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ruud van Nistelrooij was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Dawid Sliwinski replaced Sylwester Nowacki. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Przemyslaw Wojtkiewicz replaced Remigiusz Klimkiewicz. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Çelikan Unan replaced Jean-Philippe Messe. In the 88th minute, Apostolis Arvanitoyannis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Underdogs's Stiff Meister managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tolek Dobilas in the 89 minute of the game. Brak Gola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Nevada in the 91st minute of the match. Brak Gola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Recoba in the 94th minute of the match. The Underdogs supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Underdogs would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.