Federation Clash Challenge

São Januario
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) vascão o Melhor's Gust Deflandre started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 minutes, Victor Viator mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Fernando Eagles and the vascão o Melhor players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, San Fernando Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Viator to maneuver through the defense. Isaltino Sena hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 毛建棋 charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 毛建棋 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Kevin Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Polo Quinteros, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Bartolo Salvator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Urbano in the 13th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in vascão o Melhor's zone, Polo Quinteros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kevin Muro came out of the goal and Polo Quinteros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Gust Deflandre put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bartolo Salvator. Polo Quinteros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. San Fernando Eagles's Bartolo Salvator proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save San Fernando Eagles from getting a goal against them. Horácio Rodríguez's late challenge caught a vascão o Melhor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horácio Rodríguez helped the player get up and apologised. Horácio Rodríguez hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Kevin Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Polo Quinteros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, vascão o Melhor's goal looked a bit too open when Polo Quinteros came free, but Kevin Muro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gust Deflandre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Salvator having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gust Deflandre in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartolo Salvator prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gust Deflandre spun around in front of the goal 36 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of San Fernando Eagles's goal. 42 minutes into the match, vascão o Melhor's Gust Deflandre sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartolo Salvator narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kevin Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vlad Enceanu in the 47th minute of play. 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. Polo Quinteros was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th match minute, San Fernando Eagles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Israel to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, vascão o Melhor's Kevin Muro got control of the ball when Polo Quinteros tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Polo Quinteros got free with Kevin Muro in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Gust Deflandre sped through San Fernando Eagles's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bartolo Salvator. Kevin Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Viator in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute of the match San Fernando Eagles got a corner. vascão o Melhor's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vlad Enceanu ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on San Fernando Eagles's corner Vlad Enceanu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kevin Muro quite easily take care of the ball. vascão o Melhor's Kevin Muro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save vascão o Melhor from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute vascão o Melhor were awarded a corner. Wellington Cabral went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, San Fernando Eagles's Polo Quinteros got a free kick in the 84th minute. Gust Deflandre recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to San Fernando Eagles getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Nicodemo Diestre hit a great ball. The vascão o Melhor support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.