Federation Clash Challenge

El Santuario
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Gabriel Batistuta started the match with the kick off. Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Vasco in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Batistuta. In the 10th minute, Feliks Maurycy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laurențiu Gaciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Batistuta in the 11th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes Exército Português got a freekick which was hit by Robert Przybylski. 15 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Batistuta came free, but Laurențiu Gaciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu got control of the ball when Nacho Scocco tried to sneak it across the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nacho Scocco. Marcos Burni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Soveral in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Vasco in the 33rd minute of play forced Exército Português's goalkeeper Laurențiu Gaciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurențiu Gaciu made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Gabriel Batistuta sent off a good shot on target. Gustavo Carrasqueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Exército Português getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Toro Lindø hit a great ball. A collision led to Exército Português getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Lech Trynda hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Eduardo Vasco 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. Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Exército Português from getting a goal against them. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

StardustRevolution's Piara Santo was substituted for Gabriel Batistuta. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Armando Meireles to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Piara Santo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The StardustRevolution fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 59 minutes into the match, Exército Português's goal looked a bit too open when Uygar Orhan came free, but Laurențiu Gaciu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Piara Santo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu. Laurențiu Gaciu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Piara Santo in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurențiu Gaciu saved Exército Português from getting behind. Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piara Santo in the 74th minute of play. Piara Santo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Laurențiu Gaciu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. After some careless play in the Exército Português defense, Piara Santo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Laurențiu Gaciu. The Exército Português fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Laurențiu Gaciu should have stopped the shot. StardustRevolution's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.