Federation Clash Challenge

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) José Carneiro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A sloppy throw-in by Léon Valin in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ema City's Qiu Wei Yan. In the 10th minute José Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Astigar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14thth minute of the game Lisandro Nuñez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ema City's Bartosz Trzenzalski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SAN LORENZO FC's Dario Astigar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Carneiro in the 20th minute of play. In the 25th match minute, Ema City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qiu Wei Yan to maneuver through the defense. Lisandro Nuñez hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Dario Astigar came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Ema City's José Carneiro. But to his dismay, José Carneiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Lisandro Nuñez might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bartosz Trzenzalski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lisandro Nuñez ran back to his position shaking his head. Bartosz Trzenzalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Nuñez in the 41st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lisandro Nuñez got free with Bartosz Trzenzalski in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th minute, José Carneiro made a precise shot to the right of Dario Astigar. SAN LORENZO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The SAN LORENZO FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ema City were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lisandro Nuñez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SAN LORENZO FC's Dario Astigar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save SAN LORENZO FC from getting a goal against them. Chen Yang Han made a great header on Ema City's corner, it was just that SAN LORENZO FC's Dario Astigar managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Selçuk Özgebay got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to Ema City getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Qiu Wei Yan hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Ema City's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Nuñez came free, but Bartosz Trzenzalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Quintas's late challenge caught a Ema City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Artur Quintas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, SAN LORENZO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Quintas to maneuver through the defense. Wang Chao Yuan hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. SAN LORENZO FC made a substitution. Isaias Rosario replaced Allan Blom. After 73 played minutes SAN LORENZO FC got a freekick which was hit by Wang Chao Yuan. In the 74th minute, José Carneiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dario Astigar. The goal made the score 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciriaco Cordarrell in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartosz Trzenzalski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Ciriaco Cordarrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ema City had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.