Federation Clash Challenge

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) RamPa Football Club's Claudio Maties 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. Maximino Merexildo was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Claudio Maties capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Claudio Maties really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Paul Ramon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Justin in the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by RamPa Football Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Clemente Azeari was slow to take the kick. During this time TIBURON F.C's players had a chance to rest. TIBURON F.C's Paco Sancho was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paul Ramon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Justin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute of the match TIBURON F.C got a corner. RamPa Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Clemente Azeari ran over to the corner to take the kick. Maximino Merexildo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudio Maties in the 21st minute. After 22 minutes of play, TIBURON F.C's Enzo Peres made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Ramon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute, Claudio Maties got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Claudio Maties struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Maximino Merexildo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RamPa Football Club. Paul Ramon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paco Sancho in the 29th minute of play. RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paco Sancho in the 31st minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, TIBURON F.C's Honorio Justin made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Ramon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 44th minute, RamPa Football Club's Claudio Maties dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Paul Ramon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enzo Peres, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Honorio Justin made a kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Claudio Maties managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RamPa Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Maties was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Claudio Maties managed to get in a good position for a shot. RamPa Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Maties was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximino Merexildo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. RamPa Football Club's Mattias Svahn was substituted for Claudio Maties. In the 66th minute Paco Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ramon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Peres in the 67th minute of play forced RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper Paul Ramon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Mattias Svahn made a precise shot to the right of Maximino Merexildo. TIBURON F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. After a rather tough play, TIBURON F.C's Benigno Corderro got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Maximino Merexildo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mattias Svahn went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Marcelo Gallardo charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelo Gallardo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 76 minutes into the game, one of RamPa Football Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 80th minute, Mattias Svahn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximino Merexildo was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mattias Svahn in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximino Merexildo saved TIBURON F.C from getting behind. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by TIBURON F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ramon Pujol was slow to take the kick. During this time RamPa Football Club's players had a chance to rest. 91 minutes into the match, Enzo Peres dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paul Ramon, 6-3. Enzo Peres had several of the RamPa Football Club's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 95 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 6-4 score and a disappointed Paul Ramon as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a defensive mix-up in RamPa Football Club's zone, Honorio Justin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Ramon came out of the goal and Honorio Justin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TIBURON F.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.