Federation Clash Challenge

joe invernizzi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Al Wieczorek started the match with the kick off. If Tonko Urban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Lipovljani fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Lipovljani's Al Wieczorek 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. C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Wieczorek in the 8th minute of play. In the 10thth minute of the game Al Wieczorek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Lipovljani's Al Wieczorek in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A. LANUS's goalie prevented a goal. Al Wieczorek blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristian Mergildo having to make a save. Lipovljani's Al Wieczorek got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Lipovljani's Al Wieczorek in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A. LANUS's goalie prevented a goal. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.A. LANUS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tonko Urban was slow to take the kick. During this time Lipovljani's players had a chance to rest. Lipovljani's Octavian Jähnigen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Lipovljani from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute Al Wieczorek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Mergildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Al Wieczorek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 35 played minutes C.A. LANUS got a freekick which was hit by Per-Åke Saâdallah. Cristian Mergildo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Al Wieczorek's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Lipovljani were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after C.A. LANUS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tonko Urban took the corner. The supporters of C.A. LANUS booed when Lipovljani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lovro Majer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Al Wieczorek, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Cristian Mergildo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Al Wieczorek's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Cristian Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Al Wieczorek, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After 47 played minutes C.A. LANUS got a freekick which was hit by Adamantios Geronimidis. The C.A. LANUS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lipovljani were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Adamantios Geronimidis made the kick off in the second half. With his leg Cristian Mergildo managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Lipovljani's Al Wieczorek fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Al Wieczorek blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristian Mergildo having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adamantios Geronimidis in the 59th minute of play forced Lipovljani's goalkeeper Octavian Jähnigen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Mergildo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Al Wieczorek in the 60th minute. A hard shot 62 in the game by Al Wieczorek from a close distance when the talented Cristian Mergildo managed to make a qualified save. C.A. LANUS's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Al Wieczorek got free with Cristian Mergildo in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Al Wieczorek got free with Cristian Mergildo in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Mergildo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Al Wieczorek in the 70th minute. Octavian Jähnigen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adamantios Geronimidis in the 73rd minute of play. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.A. LANUS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tonko Urban was slow to take the kick. During this time Lipovljani's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Lipovljani's corner Tonko Urban fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cristian Mergildo quite easily take care of the ball. If Domagoj Grković had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 87th minute, Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Domagoj Grković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Cristian Mergildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Cristian Mergildo managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Lipovljani's Domagoj Grković fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The C.A. LANUS supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lipovljani's performance. The match ended with a win for Lipovljani.