Federation Clash Challenge

La Bombonera
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Velez's zone, Jovan Markićević stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Rioja came out of the goal and Jovan Markićević tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fulgencio Rioja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogić Tabaković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes, Gonçalo Bittencourt made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. El Pibe Academy's Luka Jaćimović tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Luka Jaćimović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Ferman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Venancio Caton hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After 17 played minutes El Pibe Academy got a freekick which was hit by Cesare Lazzaro. After some careless play in the El Pibe Academy defense, Gonçalo Bittencourt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luka Jaćimović. The El Pibe Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luka Jaćimović should have stopped the shot. Velez's Fulgencio Rioja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Velez from getting a goal against them. Fulgencio Rioja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bogić Tabaković went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 33 minutes into the match, Velez's goal looked a bit too open when Maksim Lazarevski came free, but Fulgencio Rioja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Puniša Mamić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bogić Tabaković fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulgencio Rioja having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cafu Pimenta during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Cafu Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fulgencio Rioja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksim Lazarevski in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, El Pibe Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Puniša Mamić to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Esteban Ferman to strike the kick off in the second half. Fulgencio Rioja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maksim Lazarevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fulgencio Rioja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogić Tabaković in the 55th minute of the match. Fulgencio Rioja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Puniša Mamić, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Luka Jaćimović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Bittencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Jaćimović having to interfere. Jovan Markićević charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jovan Markićević the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to El Pibe Academy getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jovan Markićević hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Luiđi Raičević suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Velez's Cafu Pimenta got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Cafu Pimenta off the ground. Luka Jaćimović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Ferman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Velez's Esteban Ferman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luka Jaćimović. That made the score 1-3 after 73 minutes of play. After 76 minutes, Maksim Lazarevski made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Velez's Fulgencio Rioja tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 79thth minute of the game Bogić Tabaković who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Velez's Fulgencio Rioja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute, Puniša Mamić hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fulgencio Rioja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Puniša Mamić in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Bogić Tabaković left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Pibe Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Maksim Lazarevski might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fulgencio Rioja. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maksim Lazarevski ran back to his position shaking his head. When Mlađan Spasojević fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Pibe Academy's protests and gave Mlađan Spasojević a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, El Pibe Academy's Mlađan Spasojević got a free kick in the 89th minute. When Esteban Ferman came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Velez 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 Esteban Ferman couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Puniša Mamić in the 96th minute of play forced Velez's goalkeeper Fulgencio Rioja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Velez players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented El Pibe Academy from taking control. The game ends in a draw.