Federation Clash Challenge

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lisandro Nuñez made the kick off which started today's match. Andrzej Zuraw took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dario Astigar. Dario Astigar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 7th minute, Tytus Siembab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lisandro Nuñez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the SAN LORENZO FC defense, Andrzej Zuraw kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dario Astigar. The SAN LORENZO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dario Astigar should have stopped the shot. Léon Valin hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. SAN LORENZO FC's Lisandro Nuñez got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was a well-played corner which Lv Tian Yuan managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Dario Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrzej Zuraw, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A well-hit corner resulted in Andrzej Zuraw heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 49th minute of the match Sails Stitinum got a corner. SAN LORENZO FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Damian Sierocki ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Sails Stitinum's corner Damian Sierocki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dario Astigar quite easily take care of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mikolaj Chwalkiewicz made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Lisandro Nuñez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Necdet Has saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Wang Chao Yuan in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sails Stitinum's Tytus Siembab. Artur Quintas struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Ahmet Necdet Has didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SAN LORENZO FC. Sails Stitinum made a substitution. Bartlomiej Sokolski replaced Tolek Nienajadlo. Marek Tobaczewski kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. SAN LORENZO FC's Ciriaco Cordarrell was substituted for Lisandro Nuñez. In the 73rd match minute, Sails Stitinum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marek Tobaczewski to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Cordarrell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmet Necdet Has was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sails Stitinum's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Shao Zhen Xiao was slow to take the kick. During this time SAN LORENZO FC's players had a chance to rest. Shao Zhen Xiao made a great header on SAN LORENZO FC's corner, it was just that Sails Stitinum's Ahmet Necdet Has managed to reach the ball for a save. 79 minutes into the match, SAN LORENZO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andrzej Zuraw came free, but Dario Astigar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to SAN LORENZO FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Wang Chao Yuan hit a great ball. Andrzej Zuraw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Sails Stitinum's Dario Astigar threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Andrzej Zuraw, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, SAN LORENZO FC's Wen Lang Qing got a free kick in the 94th minute. Dario Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrzej Zuraw, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sails Stitinum walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.