Federation Clash Challenge

Ricart FC
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eusebio Hori got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, The Masters's Jair Busquets made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andres Ekhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ricart Futebol Clube's Andres Ekhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Jurdan in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of Ricart Futebol Clube booed when The Masters was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jair Busquets didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eusebio Hori received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Folkert Vos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes in the game Gervasio Arce did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Franco Alfonso. Gervasio Arce made in the 20th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Franco Alfonso however managed to control. In the 24th play minute Eusebio Hori came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Folkert Vos. 1-1. In the 32nd minute Franco Alfonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Jurdan in the 36th minute of play forced Ricart Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Andres Ekhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Masters's Federico Jurdan got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute Federico Jurdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Ricart Futebol Clube made a substitution. Tales Gonçalves replaced Marcos Prado. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Franco Alfonso made a kick off. In the 55th minute Jair Busquets shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andres Ekhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Jurdan in the 61st minute of play. Andres Ekhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Jurdan in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, Eusebio Hori notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of The Masters's Folkert Vos. Folkert Vos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Masters made a substitution. Tobias Maju replaced Francisco Innocenzio. The Masters's Timoteo Griguol was substituted for Izydor Jeziorkowski. Andres Ekhi made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Federico Jurdan sent off a good shot on target. Andres Ekhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Alfonso in the 83rd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Franco Alfonso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andres Ekhi. Ricart Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franco Alfonso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 86 minutes into the match, The Masters's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Ramalho came free, but Folkert Vos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Federico Jurdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, The Masters's Timoteo Griguol dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-4. The The Masters supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Masters would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.