Federation Clash Challenge

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joseph Asklöv kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sao Brasola's zone, Daniel Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urbano Saturnin came out of the goal and Daniel Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Sousa struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Urbano Saturnin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Capibaribe Stars. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Punta in the 18th minute of play forced Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Asklöv in the 21st minute of play. In the 27th minute Daniel Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Saturnin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano got control of the ball when Cesare Punta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomás Toscano was a little too slow when Joseph Asklöv got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Daniel Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Capibaribe Stars's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Urbano Saturnin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thomás Toscano made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Cesare Punta sent off a good shot on target. Thomás Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesare Punta in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daniel Sousa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Cesare Punta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 52 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Sousa. Capibaribe Stars made a substitution. Hicham Al Azka replaced Daşdämir Albändiyev. Capibaribe Stars's Henry Costa was substituted for Nike 武磊. After 57 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Inácio de Salles. In the 58th minute, Robinho Urbano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Capibaribe Stars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Urbano in the 64th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Sao Brasola from getting a goal against them. If Robinho Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute Joseph Asklöv shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihnea Zamfir kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Thomás Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Asklöv in the 93rd minute of play. Robinho Urbano scored 1-2 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Urbano Saturnin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Capibaribe Stars eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.