Federation Clash Challenge

Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabriel-Omar Santirso started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Håkan Kjellman could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Carlos Navarro Montoya however easily saved by the left post. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Omar Santirso in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jörgen Ekeroth to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Navarro Montoya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After taking down the ball on FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's corner Johannes Botvidsson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carlos Navarro Montoya quite easily take care of the ball. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Etor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Bazil in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Kvita in the 20th minute of play forced FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Zafer Hürsel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Gabriel-Omar Santirso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Zafer Hürsel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 25 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Bazil came free, but Zafer Hürsel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Gabriel-Omar Santirso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zafer Hürsel. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel-Omar Santirso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Arroyito FC's Carlos Navarro Montoya proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Arroyito FC from getting a goal against them. Carlos Navarro Montoya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Venancio Etor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Navarro Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Emander in the 41st minute of play. Zafer Hürsel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel-Omar Santirso in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Håkan Kjellman to make the kick off. Håkan Kjellman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Håkan Kjellman in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arroyito FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Emanuel Emander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Omar Santirso came free, but Zafer Hürsel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Navarro Montoya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Emander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 74 in the game by Miroslav Kvita from a close distance when the talented Zafer Hürsel managed to make a qualified save. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's players were relieved. In the 78th minute, Rene Iratze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Valentin Ivarsson was substituted for Emanuel Emander. Håkan Kjellman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Carlos Navarro Montoya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miroslav Kvita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Zafer Hürsel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Navarro Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Håkan Kjellman in the 86th minute of play. When Håkan Kjellman came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 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 Håkan Kjellman couldn't finish the play. Carlos Navarro Montoya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Kjellman, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Arroyito FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.