Federation Clash Challenge

Hugo Omar Curto
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Erling Halland started the match with the kick off. Luis Quirce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Vornic in the 2nd minute of play. Luis Quirce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmílson Gaúcho in the 6th minute of play forced CACYFA's goalkeeper Luis Quirce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes CACYFA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sven-Arne Bengtsson who took care of the corner kick. Fire Devils's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Erling Halland scored to the left of an out of position Odysseus Lindenmann, making the score, 1-0. Luis Quirce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmílson Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erling Halland got free with Odysseus Lindenmann in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Arne Bengtsson in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luis Quirce prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fire Devils were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after CACYFA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sven-Arne Bengtsson took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Sven-Arne Bengtsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Luis Quirce quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Atilano Jerico hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. It was beautiful to see Fire Devils's Sven-Arne Bengtsson in action when he in the 38th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fire Devils's goalkeeper Odysseus Lindenmann, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 40 minutes of play, CACYFA's Erling Halland made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Odysseus Lindenmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in CACYFA's zone, Sven-Arne Bengtsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luis Quirce came out of the goal and Sven-Arne Bengtsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46thth minute of the game Edmílson Gaúcho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CACYFA's Luis Quirce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Erling Halland might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Odysseus Lindenmann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erling Halland ran back to his position shaking his head. Fire Devils made a substitution. Falko Domini replaced Edmílson Gaúcho.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Falko Domini was the one to do the kick off. CACYFA's Erling Halland got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 55thth minute of the game Falko Domini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CACYFA's Luis Quirce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yuri Vilaverde made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sven-Arne Bengtsson. After a defensive mix-up in Fire Devils's zone, Erling Halland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Odysseus Lindenmann came out of the goal and Erling Halland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erling Halland's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Odysseus Lindenmann read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. After 71 minutes Fire Devils's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lukasz Merski who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Fire Devils's goalie and right to Erling Halland. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Fire Devils's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, CACYFA's Xu Feng Wei got a free kick in the 74th minute. Luis Quirce acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 74th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sven-Arne Bengtsson. Falko Domini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luis Quirce having to interfere. Robin Andermatt might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luis Quirce. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robin Andermatt ran back to his position shaking his head. CACYFA's Ahmet Kadri Adılhan was substituted for Erling Halland. After a rather tough play, Fire Devils's Ismael Kalnik got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Luis Quirce stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Falko Domini's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Falko Domini got free with Luis Quirce in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luis Quirce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Arne Bengtsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Fire Devils's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sven-Arne Bengtsson in the 88th minute. The corner ended in Yuri Vilaverde almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CACYFA's Luis Quirce did a great save. After a rather tough play, CACYFA's Lukasz Merski got a free kick in the 90th minute. The supporters of CACYFA booed when Fire Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dariusz Nalaskowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Kadri Adılhan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.