Federation Clash Challenge

Maracana
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Per Hellgren kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Ruben Nalo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Pelé in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Pluciennik in the 12th minute of play forced BARABA's goalkeeper Ruben Nalo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, BARABA's Ruben Nalo got control of the ball when German Birila tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to BARABA getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Malcolm Brown hit a great ball. Per Hellgrens short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Ruben Nalo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 18th minute 11ABRASIL were awarded a corner. Thomas Katsivalis went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Thomas Katsivalis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ruben Nalo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ruben Nalo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Herbert Pluciennik went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thomas Katsivalis during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmond McEarachar in the 25th minute of play. Ruben Nalo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Pluciennik, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. BARABA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Eusébio Pelé scored to the left of an out of position Ruben Nalo, making the score, 3-0. A collision led to BARABA getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Tony McCraken hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herbert Pluciennik in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruben Nalo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. BARABA's Ruben Nalo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Pelé in the 45th minute of play. Nicu Vornic hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jeremy Ferries made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Eusébio Pelé ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Nalo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Ruben Nalo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Pluciennik in the 57th minute of the match. 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save 11ABRASIL from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Nicu Vornic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 62 minutes, Edmond McEarachar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BARABA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmond McEarachar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Malcolm Brown's late challenge caught a 11ABRASIL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Malcolm Brown helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to BARABA getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Malcolm Brown hit a great ball. BARABA's Mike Pollard was substituted for Malcolm Brown. Malcolm Brown kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, BARABA's goal looked a bit too open when German Birila came free, but Ruben Nalo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris McGrowther, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of BARABA booed when 11ABRASIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Katsivalis didn't get a good kick on the ball. BARABA's Ruben Nalo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Per Hellgren in the 74th minute of play. Herbert Pluciennik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Nalo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Pluciennik in the 79th minute of play forced BARABA's goalkeeper Ruben Nalo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Nalo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Pluciennik, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute Herbert Pluciennik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Nalo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. German Birila took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ruben Nalo. Ruben Nalo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Ruben Nalo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimír Šmicer, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the referee ended the match the 11ABRASIL players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.