Federation Clash Challenge

AllRaf
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yuan Di Xing got the match started through his kick off. Aitor España took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuan Di Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TAXI-MM- were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after AllRaf EC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jacek Krzynowek took the corner. Martin Alexa made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Froilan Harri sent off a good shot on target. AllRaf EC's Aitor España played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardino Ipar in the 12th minute of play. After 17 played minutes TAXI-MM- got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Cristescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Harri in the 20th minute of play forced TAXI-MM-'s goalkeeper Martin Alexa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute of the match TAXI-MM- got a corner. AllRaf EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jacek Krzynowek ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nuno Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aitor España made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute TAXI-MM- were awarded a corner. Jacek Krzynowek went to the cornerflag to take it. 33 minutes into the match, Yuan Di Xing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aitor España. AllRaf EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuan Di Xing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Krzynowek in the 37th minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Aitor España to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's goal looked a bit too open when Yuan Di Xing came free, but Aitor España reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuno Gaúcho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Martin Alexa made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nuno Gaúcho to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Froilan Harri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Alexa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 52 minutes TAXI-MM-'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arnulfo Valencia who took care of the corner kick. AllRaf EC's Arnulfo Valencia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Martin Alexa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by TAXI-MM-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arnulfo Valencia was slow to take the kick. During this time AllRaf EC's players had a chance to rest. When Darron Candido fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AllRaf EC's protests and gave Darron Candido a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AllRaf EC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Darron Candido hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Darron Candido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 66 minutes, Froilan Harri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AllRaf EC and the TAXI-MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AllRaf EC's Froilan Harri got a free kick in the 66th minute. After 68 played minutes AllRaf EC got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Gaúcho. In the 71st match minute, AllRaf EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Francisco Pombal to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Ipar in the 74th minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Aitor España to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TAXI-MM-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jacek Krzynowek in the 75th minute. Aitor España made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuan Di Xing in the 78th minute of play. After 79 played minutes AllRaf EC got a freekick which was hit by Joel da Silveira. Aitor España made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacek Krzynowek in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuan Di Xing in the 88th minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Aitor España to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Nuno Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Alexa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Aitor España managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when TAXI-MM-'s Jacek Krzynowek fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. AllRaf EC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though TAXI-MM- had controlled the match.