Federation Clash Challenge

Power Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damiano Tatangelo started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes PowerHawKings got a freekick which was hit by Alvise Di Leonardo. A throw-in in the 8th minute of the game was made by Augusto Masi with Alvise Di Leonardo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 17 minutes of play, Internacional's Laércio de Andrade made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filippo Falasca was left in no man's land by his defense there! Damiano Tatangelo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geronimo Rulli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laércio de Andrade in the 23rd minute of play forced PowerHawKings's goalkeeper Filippo Falasca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Damiano Tatangelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Rulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Internacional's Laércio de Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filippo Falasca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Internacional's goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelio Della Rocca. Augusto Masi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 45 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laércio de Andrade to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Alvise Di Leonardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Rulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Laércio de Andrade dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Filippo Falasca, 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laércio de Andrade in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Filippo Falasca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Geronimo Rulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Tatangelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PowerHawKings's Frank Ciraci was substituted for Alvise Genovesi. PowerHawKings made a substitution. Domenico Taranto replaced Alvise Di Leonardo. Geronimo Rulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Di Monte, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Geronimo Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Taranto in the 72nd minute of play. Geronimo Rulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domenico Taranto, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laércio de Andrade in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filippo Falasca saved PowerHawKings from getting behind. 76 minutes into the match, Domenico Taranto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geronimo Rulli. Internacional's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Domenico Taranto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. With a little luck, PowerHawKings's Filippo Falasca got control of the ball when Laércio de Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute Laércio de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filippo Falasca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Laércio de Andrade came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Internacional fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Laércio de Andrade couldn't finish the play. Geronimo Rulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Ciraci, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 87 minutes into the match, Laércio de Andrade had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filippo Falasca. PowerHawKings's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laércio de Andrade was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Laércio de Andrade could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Filippo Falasca made a huge save. 94 minutes into the match, Internacional's Laércio de Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filippo Falasca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 97th minute, Laércio de Andrade reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Filippo Falasca. The goal made the score 1-6. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Internacional walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.