Federation Clash Challenge

MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) TIBURON F.C's Paco Sancho 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Sancho in the 4th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honorio Justin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Bartolo Beliran made a huge save. In the 10th minute Honorio Justin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vitor Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Qiang Xiao in the 12th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Paco Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nacho Roca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Zembrzuski in the 25th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute of the match, Paco Sancho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bartolo Beliran saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 29th minute Lv Qiang Xiao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitor Cordoba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, MARTINETA's João Severino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitor Cordoba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on MARTINETA's corner Rafal Kaszubowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vitor Cordoba quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paco Sancho in the 36th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paco Sancho in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartolo Beliran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When João Severino came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the MARTINETA 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 João Severino couldn't finish the play. In the 47th minute Paco Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paco Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. João Severino was the one to do the kick off. Bartolo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paco Sancho in the 51st minute of play. A collision led to TIBURON F.C getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Lázaro Quintana hit a great ball. Vitor Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Severino in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Zembrzuski in the 55th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vitor Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Qiang Xiao in the 58th minute of play. TIBURON F.C's Benigno Corderro was substituted for Clemente Azeari. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Severino got free with Vitor Cordoba in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69th minute Honorio Justin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paco Sancho took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bartolo Beliran. Bartolo Beliran dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. MARTINETA made a substitution. Alexander Buonanno replaced Enzo-Nicolás Madrid. With a little luck, TIBURON F.C's Vitor Cordoba got control of the ball when Carlos Cesaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Carlos Cesaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in MARTINETA's zone, Paco Sancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bartolo Beliran came out of the goal and Paco Sancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vitor Cordoba was a little too slow when Carlos Cesaro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 1-2.