Federation Clash Challenge

Elvio Maore
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. Robert Haegg started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes in the game, Gonzalo Martínez fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Xie Bang Ang having to interfere. Santiago Simon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xie Bang Ang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Santiago Simon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Xie Bang Ang. The goal made the score 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toto Monti in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franc Armani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Santiago Simon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xie Bang Ang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Invisible's Santiago Simon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xie Bang Ang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Franc Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Haegg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Hugo Chávez managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Laureano Gorbea in the 30 minute of the game. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Simon in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eliseo Leheren was slow to take the kick. During this time Invisible's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Invisible's corner Eliseo Leheren fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Xie Bang Ang quite easily take care of the ball. Franc Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Haegg in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Martínez came free, but Xie Bang Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjy Muller hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The long shot by Eliseo Leheren in the 42nd minute really tested Xie Bang Ang's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 46th minute, Santiago Simon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The supporters of ARedonditos de Ricota CFK booed when Invisible was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartolo Ikatz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xie Bang Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santiago Simon in the 55th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Robert Haegg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Franc Armani. Robert Haegg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Emilio Gonzales replaced Jonas Paz. Invisible made a substitution. Nicolas De La Cruz replaced Santiago Simon. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Florentino Berasko replaced Robert Haegg. The crowd rose to their feet as Emilio Gonzales kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Franc Armani. That made the score 1-2 in the 75 minute of play. Invisible's Nicolas De La Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute Emilio Gonzales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas De La Cruz hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Emilio Polo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Franc Armani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Invisible's Franc Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Berasko in the 90th minute of play. With a little luck, Invisible's Franc Armani got control of the ball when Florentino Berasko tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Gonzales in the 93rd minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Franc Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 96 minutes into the game, Florentino Berasko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Franc Armani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The ARedonditos de Ricota CFK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.