Federation Clash Challenge

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lino Rios kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the game, Kaveh Bayat threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC FUSION's Wojciech Fiszer quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 9 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Abilio. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Dawid Beckham hit a great ball. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Karimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th 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. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Reza Abdi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Lino Rios blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alvaro Rudolfo having to make a save. Alvaro Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 21st minute of play. Soheil Mahdavikia hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alvaro Rudolfo saved Red Army from getting behind. When Ali Reza Abdi came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Red Army fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ali Reza Abdi couldn't finish the play. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Karimi in the 34th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th 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. AFC FUSION's Dawid Beckham managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Arya Javaheri in the 39 minute of the game. Alvaro Rudolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Jan Hop. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Reza Abdi was the one to do the kick off. Alvaro Rudolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Red Army getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Arya Javaheri hit a great ball. In the 66th match minute, Red Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arya Javaheri to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Christoff Stocks 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: 2-0. Alvaro Rudolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoff Stocks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Salar Kazemzadeh sent off a good shot on target. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soheil Mahdavikia, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Arya Javaheri made in the 88th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ali Karimi immediately put the ball in play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Red Army players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AFC FUSION.