Federation Clash Challenge

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Grabiel Escorcia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Leheren in the 3rd minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gaston Chuan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Nacional booed when Lanus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gaston Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grabiel Escorcia struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Gaston Chuan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 19th minute of play forced Lanus's goalkeeper Gaston Chuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Lanus's Gaston Chuan got control of the ball when Grabiel Escorcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Remigio Orzaize's late challenge caught a Nacional's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Remigio Orzaize helped the player get up and apologised. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gaston Chuan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Gaston Chuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Gaston Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Lanus's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Gaston Chuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 34th minute of play forced Lanus's goalkeeper Gaston Chuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 37 minutes into the match, Lanus's goalkeeper Gaston Chuan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grabiel Escorcia. Gaston Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 39th minute of the match. Ángel Labruna scored 1-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristiano Aveiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodolfo Leheren to make the kick off. A collision led to Lanus getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Rodolfo Leheren hit a great ball. Gaston Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 52nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gaston Chuan saved Lanus from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kristen Kronstad during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Grabiel Escorcia struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Gaston Chuan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional. The supporters of Nacional booed when Lanus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ángel Labruna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gaston Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nacional were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Lanus's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xu Sha took the corner. When Grabiel Escorcia came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Nacional 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 Grabiel Escorcia couldn't finish the play. Lanus's Fermin Mergildo was substituted for Rodolfo Leheren. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kristen Kronstad kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Gaston Chuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Lanus's Gaston Chuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 80th minute of play. Ángel Labrunas short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Cristiano Aveiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 84 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaston Chuan. Lanus's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grabiel Escorcia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Remigio Orzaize was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Javier Loco hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Lanus's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.