Federation Clash Challenge

Torcuato Ferreyra
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lauras Normantas kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes, Deividas Aukštakis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Alytus United and the Tiburones Machos players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tiburones Machos booed when FC Alytus United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deividas Aukštakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adriano De Carolis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauras Normantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute Daavid Šembera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano De Carolis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daavid Šembera in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adriano De Carolis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daugirdas Burokas made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Folker Waidijk sent off a good shot on target. Tiburones Machos were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after FC Alytus United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Felix Distiratsu took the corner. Adriano De Carolis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ąžuolas Mencendorfs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Tiburones Machos defense, Lauras Normantas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adriano De Carolis. The Tiburones Machos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adriano De Carolis should have stopped the shot. Daavid Šembera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Daavid Šembera ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adriano De Carolis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Ąžuolas Mencendorfs got in the 26th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Adriano De Carolis handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lauras Normantas in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adriano De Carolis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 44 played minutes Tiburones Machos got a freekick which was hit by Baldomero Maxin. Ąžuolas Mencendorfs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 48 minutes into the match, Lauras Normantas notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Tiburones Machos's Adriano De Carolis. Adriano De Carolis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 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 Rosendo Rios to strike the kick off in the second half. Adriano De Carolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Antunes in the 59th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Cafu Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Alytus United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cafu Antunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adriano De Carolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ąžuolas Mencendorfs in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosendo Rios in the 67th minute of play forced FC Alytus United's goalkeeper Daugirdas Burokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Michael Bremming took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adriano De Carolis. Adriano De Carolis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. FC Alytus United's Saulius Inzaghi was substituted for Lauras Normantas. A collision led to Tiburones Machos getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Folker Waidijk hit a great ball. After 76 played minutes, FC Alytus United's Tauras Wijnaldum shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adriano De Carolis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Alytus United reached it. In the 78th minute Ąžuolas Mencendorfs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano De Carolis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosendo Rios in the 85th minute of play forced FC Alytus United's goalkeeper Daugirdas Burokas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiburones Machos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Ąžuolas Mencendorfs scored to the left of an out of position Adriano De Carolis, making the score, 0-6. Adriano De Carolis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daavid Šembera in the 94th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tiburones Machos's Franciszek Lerych got a free kick in the 95th minute. Saulius Inzaghi hit a great freekick 100 minutes into the match. Adriano De Carolis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ąžuolas Mencendorfs in the 101st minute of the match. FC Alytus United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.