Federation Clash Challenge

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zeng Jing Yue kicked off to start the match. A sloppy throw-in by Korneliusz Flis in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by River Plate's Godfredo Rioja. Silvestre Berdoi made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Maritza's Nencho Markovski. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maritza's goalkeeper Danail Mitzakov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Genaro Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeng Jing Yue, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 21 played minutes Maritza got a freekick which was hit by Korneliusz Flis. After having played for 22 minutes, Romulo Casado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romulo Casado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zeng Jing Yue sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genaro Quiroga didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marin Nikolkov went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 33 minutes into the match, River Plate's Romulo Casado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danail Mitzakov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Romulo Casado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Danail Mitzakov made a huge save. After having played for 36 minutes, Romulo Casado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romulo Casado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The throw-in from Silvestre Berdoi in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Maritza's Nencho Markovski. In the 44th minute Zeng Jing Yue shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Quiroga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romulo Casado was the one to do the kick off. Genaro Quiroga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Nikolkov in the 52nd minute of the match. Danail Mitzakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romulo Casado's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Silvestre Berdoi made in the 57th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Eleuterio Efraim. River Plate were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Maritza's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristo Restu took the corner. After taking down the ball on River Plate's corner Cristo Restu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Danail Mitzakov quite easily take care of the ball. Zeng Jing Yues short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Genaro Quiroga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 63rd minute of the match, Marin Nikolkov tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Genaro Quiroga saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. River Plate's Erik Albuquerque was substituted for Eleuterio Efraim. River Plate's Nemesio Azeari was substituted for Godfredo Rioja. Danail Mitzakov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Casado, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes Maritza got a freekick which was hit by Marin Nikolkov. After 79 minutes of play, River Plate's Romulo Casado made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Danail Mitzakov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Silvestre Berdoi in the 82nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Maritza's Nencho Markovski. Danail Mitzakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Casado in the 90th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.