Federation Clash Challenge

Estadio Copetonas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Breno da Mata started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Copetonas AFC booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Placido Pieper didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Copetonas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Colas came free, but Marcelo Cordairo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Naike Abalos made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Pompiliu Ciutacu sent off a good shot on target. When Copetonas AFC's Breno da Mata in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Mandarina Mecánica's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Copetonas AFC's goalkeeper Marcelo Cordairo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 19 minutes Copetonas AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elias Leimann who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Elias Leimann got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcelo Cordairo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Naike Abalos made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Pompiliu Ciutacu sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute of the match, Breno da Mata tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Naike Abalos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of La Mandarina Mecánica booed when Copetonas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeronimo Lehior didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Copetonas AFC defense, Fjölnir Bergsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Cordairo. The Copetonas AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Cordairo should have stopped the shot. After 31 minutes of play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Arnaldo Colas made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Cordairo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fjölnir Bergsson kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Marcelo Cordairo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arnaldo Colas went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 45thth minute of the game Arnaldo Colas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Copetonas AFC's Marcelo Cordairo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half La Mandarina Mecánica were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnaldo Colas to make the kick off. A collision led to Copetonas AFC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Pompiliu Ciutacu hit a great ball. Arnaldo Colas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcelo Cordairo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Colas, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Colas notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Copetonas AFC's Marcelo Cordairo. Marcelo Cordairo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marcelo Cordairo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Colas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute La Mandarina Mecánica were awarded a corner. Elias Leimann went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led La Mandarina Mecánica's John Abancens to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcelo Cordairo despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jeronimo Lehior hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Copetonas AFC's Pompiliu Ciutacu got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. La Mandarina Mecánica's Lucas-James Langoni was substituted for Arnaldo Colas. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Rojelio Abeijon replaced Andrzej Dziedziak. Naike Abalos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pompiliu Ciutacu in the 87th minute of the match. When Lucas-James Langoni came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the La Mandarina Mecánica 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 Lucas-James Langoni couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the game, Fjölnir Bergsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Marcelo Cordairo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The La Mandarina Mecánica supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Mandarina Mecánica would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.