Federation Clash Challenge

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ali Reza Abdi made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute Ali Reza Abdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Reza Abdi in the 8th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Reza Abdi in the 11th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Karimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Karimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Rudolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Soheil Mahdavikia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd minute Soheil Mahdavikia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Rudolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Soheil Mahdavikia in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Reza Abdi in the 28th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Soheil Mahdavikia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Karimi in the 35th minute of play. Lino Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Rudolfo having to interfere. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehrab Rohani, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Reza Abdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Karimi in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Rios was the one to do the kick off. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salar Kazemzadeh, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute Red Army were awarded a corner. Hossein Fatehi went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Red Army's corner Ali Reza Abdi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roberto Eztebe quite easily take care of the ball. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rostam Mansourian in the 58th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Red Army's Rostam Mansourian got a free kick in the 64th minute. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Guido Txindoki replaced Wojciech Fiszer. In the 65th minute, Rostam Mansourian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 69th minute of play forced Red Army's goalkeeper Alvaro Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Red Army's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Beckham took the corner. The corner led to AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Jonatan Maidana kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Hossein Fatehi struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Roberto Eztebe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Army. When Hossein Fatehi fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Red Army's protests and gave Hossein Fatehi a yellow card for diving instead. Alvaro Rudolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Abilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Ali Karimi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute, Romulo Abilio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Red Army eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.