Federation Clash Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ernesto Martini took the kick off in the first half of the match. The AJ Juventus FC fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when AJ Juventus FC's Louis Alebio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Louis Alebio came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the AJ Juventus 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 Louis Alebio couldn't finish the play. Cristoforo Tammaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Alebio in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, AJ Juventus FC's Louis Alebio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristoforo Tammaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Hibai in the 14th minute of play forced AJ Juventus FC's goalkeeper Mambru Puertas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Louis Alebio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristoforo Tammaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Johan Ström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mambru Puertas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Panza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Mambru Puertas threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fedele Panza, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 29 minutes into the match, Louis Alebio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristoforo Tammaro. Lunatics of Arianrhod's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Louis Alebio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Hibai got free with Mambru Puertas in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Chu Xiang Chang was substituted for Ernesto Martini. The corner led to Lunatics of Arianrhod's Elia Di Sipio getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cristoforo Tammaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Alebio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Fedele Panza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mambru Puertas. That made the score 1-2 in the 43 minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Louis Alebio was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Alebio came free, but Cristoforo Tammaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Louis Alebio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristoforo Tammaro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The supporters of AJ Juventus FC booed when Lunatics of Arianrhod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. AJ Juventus FC's Damario Monteserin was substituted for Lv Chen Xing. In the 67th minute, Dário Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Louis Alebio scored 1-4 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristoforo Tammaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mambru Puertas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Panza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Louis Alebio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristoforo Tammaro. That made the score 1-5 in the 78 minute of play. Louis Alebio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lunatics of Arianrhod's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vladimir Tepes was slow to take the kick. During this time AJ Juventus FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 93rd match minute, AJ Juventus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leoncio Abarzua to maneuver through the defense. When AJ Juventus FC's Louis Alebio in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AJ Juventus FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.