Federation Clash Challenge

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Oscar De León made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claude Sena in the 4th minute of play forced Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper Robin Sharma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blue Mountain State's Robin Sharma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willie Colon in the 6th minute of play. Blue Mountain State's Robin Sharma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andoni Viguri in the 7th minute of play. Chuan Cintron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karol Panasewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Tang Yang Le came free, but Chuan Cintron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute Karol Panasewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chuan Cintron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yaser Oğuzman kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blue Mountain State's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claude Sena was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Municipal's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Celio Cruz to score against Robin Sharma in Blue Mountain State's goal. 1-0 after 17 minutes. Tang Yang Le received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Chuan Cintron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chuan Cintron stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karol Panasewicz's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. The Blue Mountain State fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Blue Mountain State's Karol Panasewicz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Atlético Municipal booed when Blue Mountain State was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Garin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chuan Cintron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tang Yang Le, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robin Sharma made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claude Sena in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Karol Panasewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chuan Cintron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tang Yang Le in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chuan Cintron saved Atlético Municipal from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Panasewicz in the 33rd minute of play forced Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Chuan Cintron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Karol Panasewicz came free, but Chuan Cintron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chuan Cintron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Panasewicz in the 40th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andoni Viguri during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Blue Mountain State booed when Atlético Municipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andoni Viguri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chuan Cintron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tang Yang Le in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute Tang Yang Le shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chuan Cintron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tang Yang Le to make the kick off. Robin Sharma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willie Colon in the 52nd minute of play. Chuan Cintron made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Aykut Aşkın sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Chuan Cintron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afşar Uçuk. Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karol Panasewicz in the 58th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Blue Mountain State's Chuan Cintron threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Karol Panasewicz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Karol Panasewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Blue Mountain State's George Popescu was substituted for Tang Yang Le. Blue Mountain State made a substitution. Lionel-Andrés Messi replaced Karol Panasewicz. Robin Sharma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willie Colon in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Blue Mountain State's goal looked a bit too open when Willie Colon came free, but Robin Sharma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andoni Viguri in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robin Sharma saved Blue Mountain State from getting behind. Lionel-Andrés Messi struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Chuan Cintron didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blue Mountain State. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Popescu got free with Chuan Cintron in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chuan Cintron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 83rd minute. Chuan Cintron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 87th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when George Popescu got free with Chuan Cintron in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute George Popescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chuan Cintron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Blue Mountain State's Epigonoi Honjas got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 94th match minute, Blue Mountain State was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epigonoi Honjas to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute Frank Dusett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Sharma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Atlético Municipal fans cheered their team off the field, for while Blue Mountain State had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.