Federation Clash Challenge

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pastor Ihazintu started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Urbs LC's goalkeeper Eugenio Santoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Argoitz Abeijon. River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cezary Tusk in the 6th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Ignacio Scocco took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Eugenio Santoro to make any attempt to save it. Argoitz Abeijon kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ennio Di Marzio in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Barovero saved River CBBA from getting behind. Deng Xing Sang kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in River CBBA's zone, Beppe Aversano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelo Barovero came out of the goal and Beppe Aversano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Boğaçhan Akyel hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goal looked a bit too open when Cezary Tusk came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Urbs LC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Funes came free, but Eugenio Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugenio Santoro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boğaçhan Akyel in the 33rd minute. With a little luck, Urbs LC's Eugenio Santoro got control of the ball when Argoitz Abeijon tried to sneak it across the goal line. River CBBA were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Urbs LC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sergio Batista took the corner. The corner led to River CBBA's Pablo Solari getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 40 minutes into the game, Urbs LC's Ennio Di Marzio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcelo Barovero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The supporters of Urbs LC booed when River CBBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grzegorz Rostow didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Urbs LC's Beppe Aversano tried to score from far away in the 44th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 45th match minute, Urbs LC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Aversano to maneuver through the defense. Grzegorz Rostow hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Ihazintu in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Boğaçhan Akyel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugenio Santoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Jimmy Wiklund kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Urbs LC's zone, Ignacio Scocco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugenio Santoro came out of the goal and Ignacio Scocco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save River CBBA from getting a goal against them. 60 minutes into the match, Urbs LC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Scocco came free, but Eugenio Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ennio Di Marzio came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marcelo Barovero could save by the left post. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ennio Di Marzio in the 63rd minute of play. Urbs LC's Eugenio Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argoitz Abeijon in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, River CBBA's Boğaçhan Akyel got a free kick in the 69th minute. Urbs LC made a substitution. Boško Balaban replaced Ennio Di Marzio. River CBBA made a substitution. Varis Birgelis replaced Ignacio Scocco. River CBBA made a substitution. Ponciano Abarca replaced Juan Funes. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boško Balaban in the 71st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ponciano Abarca in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eugenio Santoro saved Urbs LC from getting behind. With a little luck, River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero got control of the ball when Pastor Ihazintu tried to sneak it across the goal line. River CBBA's Gilabert Bradi was substituted for Matías Almeida. 81 minutes into the game, Alf Runeberg threw the ball into play from the sideline. River CBBA's Pablo Solari quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boško Balaban, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Ihazintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Ponciano Abarca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Ihazintu in the 87th minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Anselmo Papetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eugenio Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ponciano Abarca in the 89th minute of play. Eugenio Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ponciano Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pastor Ihazintu got free with Marcelo Barovero in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the game, Boško Balaban cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Marcelo Barovero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Urbs LC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.