Federation Clash Challenge

El Santuario
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel Batistuta got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Exequiel Zeballos in the 8th minute of play forced Waitakere F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Burni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 played minutes FC Builder Sofia got a freekick which was hit by Exequiel Zeballos. Marcos Burni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yulian Ivanov in the 12th minute of play. Stamen Kapitanov made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Eduardo Vasco sent off a good shot on target. After 17 minutes of play, FC Builder Sofia's Yulian Ivanov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Burni was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute Exequiel Zeballos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Burni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, FC Builder Sofia's Murilo Pirani got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Waitakere F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcos Senesi in the 26th minute. The corner led Waitakere F.C.'s Eduardo Vasco to fire away a dangerous shot which Stamen Kapitanov despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Nacho Scocco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Eduardo Vasco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Waitakere F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Vasco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stamen Kapitanov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eduardo Vasco got free with Stamen Kapitanov in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute, Eduardo Vasco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stamen Kapitanov. The goal made the score 1-1. Marcos Burni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Exequiel Zeballos in the 34th minute of play. With a little luck, FC Builder Sofia's Stamen Kapitanov got control of the ball when Nacho Scocco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stamen Kapitanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. A collision led to Waitakere F.C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jairo Virila hit a great ball. Waitakere F.C.'s Piara Santo was substituted for Gabriel Batistuta. Waitakere F.C. made a substitution. Delmiro Oto replaced Nacho Scocco. In the 48th match minute, Waitakere F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jairo Virila to maneuver through the defense. Waitakere F.C.'s Marcos Burni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yulian Ivanov in the 49th minute of play. Marcos Burni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Exequiel Zeballos, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Exequiel Zeballos to make the kick off. With a little luck, Waitakere F.C.'s Marcos Burni got control of the ball when Geraldo Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcos Burni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Exequiel Zeballos in the 57th minute. FC Builder Sofia's Stamen Kapitanov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piara Santo in the 59th minute of play. After 61 minutes FC Builder Sofia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcos Senesi who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Gar Gamel managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 66 minutes into the game, Piara Santo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Stamen Kapitanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 74 minutes into the match, FC Builder Sofia's goal looked a bit too open when Piara Santo came free, but Stamen Kapitanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Piara Santo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Stamen Kapitanov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC Builder Sofia made a substitution. Tomislav Pandov replaced Dobri Zhablenski. Che Kasten might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stamen Kapitanov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Che Kasten ran back to his position shaking his head. Sten Askestät recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Waitakere F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcos Burni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sten Askestät. The throw-in from Agustín Casadei in the 91st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Waitakere F.C.'s Che Kasten. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sten Askestät got free with Marcos Burni in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcos Burni was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sten Askestät showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 93 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eleuterio Nofre got free with Marcos Burni in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 97th minute, Piara Santo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stamen Kapitanov was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Waitakere F.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC Builder Sofia for a fine match.