Federation Clash Challenge

Red Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Ali Reza Abdi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Qin Fan Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Karimi in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Karimi in the 9th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qin Fan Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soheil Mahdavikia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qin Fan Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Reza Abdi in the 17th minute of the match. Alvaro Rudolfo came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch. But to his dismay, Peter Crouch quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 21 played minutes ZORZAL01 got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Librado. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Reza Abdi in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qin Fan Sheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 25 minutes ZORZAL01's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hossein Fatehi who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Soheil Mahdavikia managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 30 minutes of play, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Rudolfo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peter Crouch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Rudolfo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Red Army's zone, Peter Crouch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alvaro Rudolfo came out of the goal and Peter Crouch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The ZORZAL01 fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Peter Crouch made a kick off. Peter Crouch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alvaro Rudolfo having to make a save. Qin Fan Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rostam Mansourian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Peter Crouch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Librado hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th match minute, ZORZAL01 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natan Vercalsteren to maneuver through the defense. ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Karimi in the 58th minute of play. Kaveh Bayat made in the 62nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Soheil Mahdavikia. Ali Reza Abdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Qin Fan Sheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Millrick Moya hit a great ball. In the 71st minute Hossein Fatehi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Fan Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Reza Abdi in the 80th minute of play. When Red Army's Ali Reza Abdi in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ZORZAL01's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Red Army getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Rostam Mansourian hit a great ball. When Ejner Neinvig fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ZORZAL01's protests and gave Ejner Neinvig a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ejner Neinvig hit a great ball. In the 97th minute ZORZAL01 were awarded a corner. Pavel Nedvěd went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ZORZAL01 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.