Federation Clash Challenge

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Raimundo Ventura started the match with the kick off. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fábio Rocha in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Higinio Aguilera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Ventura. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Higinio Aguilera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Los Hijos de Doña Beija from getting a goal against them. Higinio Aguilera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fábio Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 29 minutes Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Demy Ottens who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Demy Ottens almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran did a great save. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Higinio Aguilera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Faria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Higinio Aguilera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodolfo Faria. In the 42nd minute Feliciano Haritzeder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Chuan Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fábio Rocha came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Fábio Rocha was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Fábio Rocha. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting a goal against them. Higinio Aguilera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 68th minute of play forced Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Higinio Aguilera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Osasun kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Jyrki Sillanpää was substituted for Indiana Jones. Los Hijos de Doña Beija made a substitution. Albino Brion replaced Luís Fábio Rocha. After 70 played minutes Los Hijos de Doña Beija got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Osasun. In the 76th minute Raimundo Ventura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Aguilera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran got control of the ball when Albino Brion tried to sneak it across the goal line. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jyrki Sillanpää in the 85th minute of play. Higinio Aguilera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudemiro Madureira in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Brion in the 88th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiu Chuan Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jyrki Sillanpää, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. had won after a very even match.