Federation Clash Challenge

ARENA MANCHESTER UNI
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Xie Shu Tian made the kick off which started today's match. Bruno Martini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xie Shu Tian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juarês Borges hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Simão de Toledo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Pecém's Denílson Leão didn't even have to move. In the 16th minute, Ľubomír Timčo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Pecém's Denílson Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfred Rudqvist in the 20th minute of play. Denílson Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ľubomír Timčo in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's Joachim De Jonghe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denílson Leão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Donato Galvão made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Pecém's Ibon Obeso. Denílson Leão made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Freek Tamminga sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Bruno Martini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Martini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Shu Tian, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Simão de Toledo hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manfred Rudqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xie Shu Tian in the 56th minute of play forced Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Bruno Martini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes Manchester United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ibon Obeso who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Pecém getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Juarês Borges hit a great ball. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Pecém was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joachim De Jonghe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manchester United FC's Bruno Martini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Shu Tian in the 69th minute of play. Denílson Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ľubomír Timčo, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xie Shu Tian got free with Bruno Martini in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ľubomír Timčo in the 76th minute of play forced Pecém's goalkeeper Denílson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Manchester United FC were awarded a corner. Simão de Toledo went to the cornerflag to take it. Xie Shu Tian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Martini having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's Joachim De Jonghe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denílson Leão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Denílson Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfred Rudqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pecém's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Simão de Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United FC's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freek Tamminga in the 95th minute of play forced Pecém's goalkeeper Denílson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.