Federation Clash Challenge

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) KPO BIZARRO's Korkut Urza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Federico Kalinowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Korkut Urza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Candido Mercurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Gaufred, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Candido Mercurio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burkhard Böck in the 16th minute of play. The ACF Fiorentina fans' excitement grew in the 16th match minute when ACF Fiorentina's Bengt-Rune Fastesson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gabriel Gaufred could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Candido Mercurio made a huge save. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by KPO BIZARRO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gabriel Gaufred was slow to take the kick. During this time ACF Fiorentina's players had a chance to rest. Candido Mercurio made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Bengt-Rune Fastesson sent off a good shot on target. Federico Kalinowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski in the 31st minute of play. Hildeberto Carvalhos short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Candido Mercurio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Federico Kalinowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski in the 37th minute of the match. Candido Mercurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Rune Fastesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Korkut Urza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Kalinowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Long Feng hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When Guiseppe Meazza came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the KPO BIZARRO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Guiseppe Meazza couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bengt-Rune Fastesson to make the kick off. Candido Mercurio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hildeberto Carvalho went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Qiao Feng Ling might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Federico Kalinowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Qiao Feng Ling ran back to his position shaking his head. Qiao Feng Ling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ACF Fiorentina's Federico Kalinowski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save ACF Fiorentina from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burkhard Böck in the 61st minute of play forced KPO BIZARRO's goalkeeper Candido Mercurio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Candido Mercurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Rune Fastesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Candido Mercurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bengt-Rune Fastesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiao Feng Ling in the 74th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Federico Kalinowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Kalinowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiao Feng Ling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Hildeberto Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candido Mercurio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ACF Fiorentina made a substitution. Hernán Leandro replaced Hildeberto Carvalho. ACF Fiorentina's Maximino Cabezon was substituted for Bengt-Rune Fastesson. After some careless play in the KPO BIZARRO defense, Maximino Cabezon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Candido Mercurio. The KPO BIZARRO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Candido Mercurio should have stopped the shot. If Qiao Feng Ling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Federico Kalinowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Qiao Feng Ling in the 92nd minute. Qiao Feng Ling might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Federico Kalinowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Qiao Feng Ling ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 94th minute Qiao Feng Ling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Kalinowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Federico Kalinowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qiao Feng Ling's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the KPO BIZARRO players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ACF Fiorentina.