Federation Clash Challenge

joe invernizzi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Adamantios Geronimidis made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th 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. 6 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Levente Végh came free, but Octavian Jähnigen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute of the match Tonko Urban sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristian Mergildo skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Al Wieczorek in the 18th minute of play forced C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, C.A. LANUS's goal looked a bit too open when Al Wieczorek came free, but Cristian Mergildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Al Wieczorek in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Mergildo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cristian Mergildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Al Wieczorek in the 23rd minute of play. Per-Åke Saâdallah kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When Lipovljani's Al Wieczorek in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th 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. A well-hit corner resulted in Berislav Pais heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 31st minute Adamantios Geronimidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavian Jähnigen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lipovljani's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atilano Tonio was slow to take the kick. During this time C.A. LANUS's players had a chance to rest. Cristian Mergildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Al Wieczorek in the 35th minute of play. Al Wieczorek blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th 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 Al Wieczorek in the 37th minute of play forced C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Al Wieczorek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lipovljani's supporters rose to their feet, but Al Wieczorek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Mergildo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. LANUS's goalkeeper Cristian Mergildo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jorge Videla hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Al Wieczorek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, C.A. LANUS's Cristian Mergildo got control of the ball when Al Wieczorek tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Tonko Urban's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Mergildo was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Domagoj Grković might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristian Mergildo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domagoj Grković ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristian Mergildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domagoj Grković in the 65th minute of the match. Domagoj Grković who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Cristian Mergildo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 75th minute, Per-Åke Saâdallah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Octavian Jähnigen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adamantios Geronimidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Octavian Jähnigen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adamantios Geronimidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Lipovljani's goal looked a bit too open when Adamantios Geronimidis came free, but Octavian Jähnigen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domagoj Grković received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristian Mergildo came out and tried to block the shot, but Domagoj Grković slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 88th minute. In the 95th minute, Domagoj Grković left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lipovljani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The C.A. LANUS manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Lipovljani to win.