Federation Clash Challenge

Cika Daca Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Song Di Xu 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. In the 3rd minute, Owen Grech Cumbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Juan Bordon quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Valdomiro Velasco, made in the 5th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Song Wei Yun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jérémie Janot was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. If Song Di Xu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, Song Di Xu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ján Oblak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ján Oblak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 19th minute. Kaká Beaton came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ján Oblak could save by the left post. In the 24th minute, Song Di Xu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ján Oblak. The goal made the score 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Song Di Xu in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ján Oblak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The throw-in from Valdomiro Velasco in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Leukothoe Sotiris. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Song Di Xu in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ján Oblak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dušan Vlahovic in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ján Oblak, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 39th minute, Fernando Negro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Negro in the 43rd minute of play forced Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s goalkeeper Jérémie Janot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Seraċini Għawdxin made a substitution. Adam Jansson replaced Valdomiro Velasco. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fernando Negro was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Di Xu in the 53rd minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Ján Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Jérémie Janot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Griffin in the 54th minute of play. Seraċini Għawdxin's Ján Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Di Xu in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute of the match, Fernando Negro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jérémie Janot saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With an all-out effort, Seraċini Għawdxin's Jérémie Janot threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Samuel Griffin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 61 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Vlahovic came free, but Ján Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes of play, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Song Di Xu made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ján Oblak was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Seraċini Għawdxin booed when Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leukothoe Sotiris didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute Samuel Griffin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jérémie Janot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Murat Jerković fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s protests and gave Murat Jerković a yellow card for diving instead. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™ made a substitution. Voja Spajić replaced Murat Jerković. Murat Jerković hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Seraċini Għawdxin's Neil Degabriele got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.