Federation Clash Challenge

Carlos A. Barbieri
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Song Wei Yun made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute of the game Inaki Mirabal made a throw-in which Todd Gronow played forward. Todd Gronow could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Bennvar Noobel made a huge save. Ildefonso Foro hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Seraċini Għawdxin's zone, Todd Gronow stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bennvar Noobel came out of the goal and Todd Gronow tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When Fernando Negro came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Seraċini Għawdxin 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 Fernando Negro couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Wei Yun in the 27th minute of play forced Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Janpier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Janpier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Song Wei Yun in the 27th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goal looked a bit too open when Song Wei Yun came free, but Abelardo Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Negro came free, but Abelardo Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Fausto Agüero hit a great ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Bennvar Noobel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernando Negro scored 1-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abelardo Janpier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ziemowit Chowaniec hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Todd Gronow was the one to do the kick off. Bennvar Noobel came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow. But to his dismay, Todd Gronow quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Seraċini Għawdxin's Adam Jansson was substituted for Valdomiro Velasco. Samuel Griffin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 59 minutes into the match, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Janpier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Song Wei Yun. 64 minutes into the game, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bennvar Noobel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Bennvar Noobel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Todd Gronow went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Andreas Harlén was substituted for Zula Turek. Song Wei Yun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Janpier having to interfere. Abelardo Janpier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Negro in the 79th minute of play. Seraċini Għawdxin's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Neil Degabriele in the 80th minute. A well done corner resulted in Adam Jansson drilling the ball in to score 4-2 behind Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Bejrut in the 83rd minute of play forced Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Janpier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Seraċini Għawdxin were awarded a corner. Neil Degabriele went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Song Wei Yun got free with Abelardo Janpier in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th match minute, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Todd Gronow to maneuver through the defense. Song Wei Yun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Abelardo Janpier made a huge save. Abelardo Janpier was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fernando Negro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-3 in the 94 minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Seraċini Għawdxin had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.