Federation Clash Challenge

Ricardo Bochini
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. Arnaldo Montrelle started the match with the kick off. Rahim Kornes was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Sergio Cesaro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sergio Cesaro really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 9th minute, Samuel Griffin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Seraċini Għawdxin getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Harry Potter hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Martin Urtado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rahim Kornes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fernando Negro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivo Tropchev having to make a save. 13 minutes into the match, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Negro came free, but Ivo Tropchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Wei Yun in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Negro in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivo Tropchev saved Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ from getting behind. Fernando Negro might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivo Tropchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Negro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute, Sergio Cesaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Wei Yun in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute Fernando Negro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Tropchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Rahim Kornes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wawrzyniec Sakowicz. In the 40th minute, Arnaldo Montrelle got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 47th minute, Samuel Griffin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Song Wei Yun was the one to do the kick off. Ivo Tropchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Song Wei Yun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's zone, Fernando Negro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivo Tropchev came out of the goal and Fernando Negro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Seraċini Għawdxin's Rahim Kornes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Montrelle in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute Song Wei Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Tropchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rahim Kornes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Montrelle, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Rahim Kornes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Cesaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 73 minutes into the game, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Eustacio Mino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rahim Kornes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Bacary Ligier was substituted for Sergio Cesaro. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Seraċini Għawdxin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Urtado was slow to take the kick. During this time Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustacio Mino in the 87th minute of play forced Seraċini Għawdxin's goalkeeper Rahim Kornes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 played minutes Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Terenzi. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Song Wei Yun in the 92nd minute of play.