Federation Clash Challenge

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elia Pietrantoni took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Lars Voss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Battisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernd Yuschni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fausto Pinti in the 9th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Argina came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hannover Reds's Bernd Yuschni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Hannover Reds from getting a goal against them. Hannover Reds's Bernd Yuschni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Pietrantoni in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Emilio Argina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Battisti was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 33rd minute Emilio Argina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Battisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Elia Pietrantoni kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bernd Yuschni. That made the score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. After 39 played minutes Hannover Reds got a freekick which was hit by Otfried Mutke. In the 40th minute, Grant Irø hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Qiao Xing Qi scored 1-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damiano Battisti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th match minute, Eurospeed Asti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Chiesa to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emilio Argina was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Eurospeed Asti's Ettore Masciarelli got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, Emilio Argina had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Damiano Battisti. Eurospeed Asti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilio Argina was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Bernd Yuschni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Pietrantoni in the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Hannover Reds getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Jörn Hartwig hit a great ball. Damiano Battisti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Voss in the 71st minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Antonello Tofani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lars Voss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 minutes, Antonello Tofani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eurospeed Asti and the Hannover Reds players grew even worse after the yellow card. Antonello Tofani kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wladimir Goetsch in the 85th minute of play. Damiano Battisti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willi Tilmann in the 89th minute. Elia Pietrantoni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladimir Goetsch in the 94th minute of play. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladimir Goetsch in the 95th minute of play. Many of Hannover Reds's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Hannover Reds may have spent more time on the ball, but Eurospeed Asti were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.