Federation Clash Challenge

HARAKIRI
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gavino Aguirre started the match with the kick off. Zbigniew Trela in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anfilogino Amicone, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 7 in the game by Zbigniew Trela from a close distance when the talented Anfilogino Amicone managed to make a qualified save. Toronto Marlies FC's players were relieved. Karol Ruszkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Aguirre, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. A collision led to Toronto Marlies FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. John England hit a great ball. Zgierskie Zlewy's Karol Ruszkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John England in the 16th minute of play. Karol Ruszkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Aguirre in the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Fran Tudor threw the ball into play from the sideline. Toronto Marlies FC's Ernesto Nafarroa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Karol Ruszkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Aguirre in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, John England hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 played minutes Zgierskie Zlewy got a freekick which was hit by Zbigniew Trela. Karol Ruszkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Aguirre in the 29th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Gavino Aguirre cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Karol Ruszkowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. John England's late challenge caught a Zgierskie Zlewy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. John England helped the player get up and apologised. After 34 played minutes Toronto Marlies FC got a freekick which was hit by John England. Norbert Podowski hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When Gavino Aguirre came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Toronto Marlies FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gavino Aguirre couldn't finish the play. Toronto Marlies FC's Anfilogino Amicone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Toronto Marlies FC from getting a goal against them. The Zgierskie Zlewy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Toronto Marlies FC were winning 0-1.

In the 54th minute, Tyson Renaud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute John England shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Ruszkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Zdzislaw Moczkiewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karol Ruszkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Aguirre, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zgierskie Zlewy's goalkeeper Karol Ruszkowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Robert Doicaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Anfilogino Amicone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zgierskie Zlewy! After 82 played minutes Toronto Marlies FC got a freekick which was hit by Tyson Renaud. In the 83rd minute, Tyson Renaud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karol Ruszkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrick Abrams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute Daniel Rives shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Amicone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Tyson Renaud in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zgierskie Zlewy's Rolf King. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Rives in the 91st minute of play forced Toronto Marlies FC's goalkeeper Anfilogino Amicone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karol Ruszkowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fredrick Abrams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karol Ruszkowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fredrick Abrams's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The Toronto Marlies FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Toronto Marlies FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.