Federation Clash Challenge

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson 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. After 7 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Mendebal. After a rather tough play, ROSÁRIO SPORT's Sigvard Rosendal got a free kick in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, ROSÁRIO SPORT's goal looked a bit too open when Henrik Larsson came free, but Luiz Corrêa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Larsson in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind ROSÁRIO SPORT's goalkeeper Luiz Corrêa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Luiz Corrêa managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Henrik Larsson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Luiz Corrêa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The throw-in from Sigvard Rosendal in the 17th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Decathlon Dudes's Cezary Bara. In the 22ndth minute of the game Sten Andrejević who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mauro Mendebal hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Sten Andrejević sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 34th match minute, ROSÁRIO SPORT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sigvard Rosendal to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, ROSÁRIO SPORT's goalkeeper Luiz Corrêa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrik Larsson. After 37 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Cezary Bara. Tadej Pogačar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sten Andrejević, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 41st match minute, Decathlon Dudes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezary Bara to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sten Andrejević made a kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Sten Andrejević who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sten Andrejević in the 55th minute of play. Henrik Larsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ROSÁRIO SPORT's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dean Harvey in the 81st minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Tony Dionísio heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 84 played minutes ROSÁRIO SPORT got a freekick which was hit by Léo Araújo. 87 minutes into the match, Henrik Larsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Corrêa. ROSÁRIO SPORT's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henrik Larsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 91 played minutes ROSÁRIO SPORT got a freekick which was hit by Alf Elg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Larsson in the 94th minute of play forced ROSÁRIO SPORT's goalkeeper Luiz Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Decathlon Dudes were the better team. Decathlon Dudes's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.