Federation Clash Challenge

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Acácio Nogueira started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng got control of the ball when Miran Moco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Attilio Casciano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Ni Le Zheng made a huge save. 9 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Miran Moco came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Acácio Nogueira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Martin Leheren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Attilio Casciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Ni Le Zheng made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Jonas Tingelholm sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute Miran Moco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Le Zheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to AC Batán getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Konrad Wielkopolski hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Miran Moco came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute Talleres de Escalada were awarded a corner. Miran Moco went to the cornerflag to take it. Attilio Casciano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Ni Le Zheng when he managed to save the team from getting behind. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Casciano in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Tingelholm got free with Ni Le Zheng in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ni Le Zheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Attilio Casciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Attilio Casciano in the 36th minute of play. If Attilio Casciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Gonzalo Franco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miran Moco's late challenge caught a AC Batán's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Miran Moco helped the player get up and apologised. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Attilio Casciano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goal looked a bit too open when Miran Moco came free, but Ni Le Zheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Martin Leheren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konrad Wielkopolski. AC Batán's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gong Feng in the 57th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Konrad Wielkopolski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miran Moco in the 59th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Leheren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Acácio Nogueira's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Martin Leheren had great luck who in the 62ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Acácio Nogueira from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Martin Leheren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 68th minute Acácio Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Leheren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Leheren made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Carlos da Silveira in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Silvestre Rexino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC Batán made a substitution. Cido Cardozo replaced Acácio Nogueira. AC Batán made a substitution. Cristoforo Di Ruscio replaced José Carlos da Silveira. 82 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goal looked a bit too open when Cido Cardozo came free, but Martin Leheren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 83 minutes, Cido Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Batán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cido Cardozo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cido Cardozo in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Leheren saved Talleres de Escalada from getting behind. AC Batán's Ni Le Zheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Casciano in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes in the game Sait Baray did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Miran Moco. In the 92nd minute, Sait Baray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.