Federation Clash Challenge

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Rios took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoff Stocks got free with Ruben Montez in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ruben Montez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoff Stocks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christoff Stocks scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruben Montez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 17th minute of play forced Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalkeeper Ruben Montez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 21 minutes, Ruben Montez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mario Sesuldo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoff Stocks got free with Ruben Montez in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Hala Madrid Iraki FC from getting a goal against them. Ruben Montez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoff Stocks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes in the game Mario Sesuldo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Romulo Abilio. 37 minutes into the match, Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Ruben Montez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonatan Maidana hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute Jaime Egaña 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. Ruben Montez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Abilio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Sesuldo to maneuver through the defense. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claes Fender in the 48th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Claes Fender made a kick off. Claes Fender might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Eztebe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claes Fender ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Hala Madrid Iraki FC defense, Romulo Abilio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Montez. The Hala Madrid Iraki FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Montez should have stopped the shot. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Abilio in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st 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: 3-0. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau was substituted for Christoff Stocks. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Johannes Sjögren in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Eztebe saved AFC FUSION from getting behind. The throw-in from Jan Hop in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hala Madrid Iraki FC's André Kuipers. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johannes Sjögren in the 87th 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 88th minute Aureliano Arnau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Montez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ruben Montez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Arnau in the 88th minute of play. Johannes Sjögren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AFC FUSION had won after a very even match.