Federation Clash Challenge

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erivaldo Borges took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Feng Chao Wei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 5 minutes Villa Verde FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joakim Haegg who took care of the corner kick. In the 6th match minute, Villa Verde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dida Viana to maneuver through the defense. Anders Lundqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dida Viana in the 9th minute of play. Villa Verde FC's Feng Chao Wei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Villa Verde FC from getting a goal against them. In the 25th minute Golden Lions FC were awarded a corner. Joakim Haegg went to the cornerflag to take it. Feng Chao Wei came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Lions FC's Loco Durazno. But to his dismay, Loco Durazno quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 30th minute Florian Wydrych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute of the match Golden Lions FC got a corner. Villa Verde FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joakim Haegg ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Golden Lions FC's Joakim Haegg to fire away a dangerous shot which Feng Chao Wei despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Loco Durazno came free, but Feng Chao Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loco Durazno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Feng Chao Wei having to make a save. After 43 minutes Villa Verde FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joakim Haegg who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Loco Durazno managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 46thth minute of the game Saul Goodman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mats Nyström stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Feng Chao Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Nyström in the 53rd minute of the match. Villa Verde FC made a substitution. Luís Guilherme Cearense replaced Saul Goodman. After a rather tough play, Villa Verde FC's Dida Viana got a free kick in the 60th minute. Feng Chao Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loco Durazno, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some careless play in the Villa Verde FC defense, Loco Durazno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Feng Chao Wei. The Villa Verde FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Feng Chao Wei should have stopped the shot. In the 67th minute Loco Durazno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feng Chao Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Florian Wydrych. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Loco Durazno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Lions FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Loco Durazno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feng Chao Wei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Cosme Larpe replaced Mats Nyström. Villa Verde FC's Belmiro Borges was substituted for Durval Leão. 78 minutes into the match, Cosme Larpe notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Villa Verde FC's Feng Chao Wei. Feng Chao Wei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Villa Verde FC's Feng Chao Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosme Larpe in the 84th minute of play. After 86 minutes of play, Villa Verde FC's Erivaldo Borges made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anders Lundqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Feng Chao Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burç Tokhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Burç Tokhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feng Chao Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feng Chao Wei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arne Tönnberg went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Golden Lions FC had won after a very even match.