Federation Clash Challenge

Red Arena
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Ali Reza Abdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selahaddin Esentürk was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ali Reza Abdi sped through AMLUCHO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Selahaddin Esentürk. Red Army's Alvaro Rudolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nélson Sousa in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute Rostam Mansourian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Rudolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ştefan Șerbulea in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26thth minute of the game Nélson Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Red Army's Alvaro Rudolfo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soheil Mahdavikia in the 27th minute of play forced AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Soheil Mahdavikia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selahaddin Esentürk was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Alvaro Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerim Altunbaş in the 34th minute of play. Alvaro Rudolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerim Altunbaş in the 37th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ali Reza Abdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selahaddin Esentürk was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kerim Altunbaş to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ştefan Șerbulea got free with Alvaro Rudolfo in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Selahaddin Esentürk 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 53rd minute. A collision led to AMLUCHO getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Vasco Gaspar hit a great ball. In the 56th minute Ali Reza Abdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasco Gaspar in the 65th minute of play forced Red Army's goalkeeper Alvaro Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Selahaddin Esentürk 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 68th minute. Ali Karimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Selahaddin Esentürk having to interfere. AMLUCHO's Luiz Fábio Trevisan was substituted for Miguel Vilarinho. If Jackie Banks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, AMLUCHO's Alvaro Rudolfo threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nélson Sousa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rostam Mansourian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, AMLUCHO's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Reza Abdi came free, but Selahaddin Esentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Rudolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofil Paprotny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Red Army's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.