Federation Clash Challenge

Pucará de Tilcara
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xie Guang Fei kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Jakob Stevens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Morales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 played minutes Pepe Sand rounded Mertesdorf FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 13th minute, Frederic Burg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Godofredo Lauaxeta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Richard Reiss read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepe Sand in the 15th minute of play forced Mertesdorf FC's goalkeeper Richard Reiss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Pepe Sand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Richard Reiss was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 25 minutes into the match, Dario Artizar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Richard Reiss. Mertesdorf FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dario Artizar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 28th match minute, Pucará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedicto Caitano to maneuver through the defense. Richard Reiss made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Dario Artizar sent off a good shot on target. If Wincenty Tarka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Reiss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pepe Sand in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Pucará's Dario Artizar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Richard Reiss. Richard Reiss yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. 47 minutes into the match, Mertesdorf FC's goalkeeper Richard Reiss had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dario Artizar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dario Artizar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Pucará's goalkeeper Lautaro Morales had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jakob Stevens. After a rather tough play, Pucará's Bernabe Olivar got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Artizar in the 59th minute of play forced Mertesdorf FC's goalkeeper Richard Reiss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepe Sand in the 60th minute of play forced Mertesdorf FC's goalkeeper Richard Reiss to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Tomás Belmonte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Reiss saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Pucará getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Faustino Sayveon hit a great ball. Mertesdorf FC's Richard Reiss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pepe Sand in the 66th minute of play. In the 66thth minute of the game Pepe Sand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mertesdorf FC's Richard Reiss was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pepe Sand took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Richard Reiss. Richard Reiss dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Richard Reiss stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dario Artizar's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Richard Reiss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Artizar in the 79th minute of the match. Pepe Sand scored 6-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Richard Reiss, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Richard Reiss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Belmonte in the 87th minute of play. After 88 played minutes Pucará got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Sayveon. In the 90th minute of the match Horacio Rey sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Richard Reiss skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Xie Guang Fei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mertesdorf FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xie Guang Fei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xie Guang Fei hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Pucará's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.