Federation Clash Challenge

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zlatko Zahovič started the match with the kick off. When Zlatko Zahovič came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Eleven Young Elephants 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 Zlatko Zahovič couldn't finish the play. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatko Zahovič in the 8th minute of the match. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Bueno in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute Eleven Young Elephants were awarded a corner. Enzo Perez went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zlatko Zahovič in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qian Xing Wei saved Eleven Nation Army from getting behind. After 16 minutes Eleven Nation Army's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Enzo Perez who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Eleven Young Elephants's Severino Bueno to fire away a dangerous shot which Qian Xing Wei despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olof Högström. In the 19th match minute, Eleven Young Elephants was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vince Armentier to maneuver through the defense. Helge Brun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Aaron Tanti made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zlatko Zahovič in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qian Xing Wei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vilmos Szikora kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Helge Brun got free with Aaron Tanti in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Qian Xing Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zlatko Zahovič's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Eleven Young Elephants's António Silva got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 47th minute Viggo Lundkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Helge Brun made a kick off. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatko Zahovič in the 50th minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Enzo Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Eleven Young Elephants's zone, Helge Brun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Tanti came out of the goal and Helge Brun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th minute Eleven Young Elephants were awarded a corner. Enzo Perez went to the cornerflag to take it. Eleven Young Elephants's Vince Armentier was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Qian Xing Wei in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 58 minutes into the game, Helge Brun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Aaron Tanti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Severino Buenos short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Qian Xing Wei to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 64 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatko Zahovič came free, but Qian Xing Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Qu Peng Kang fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eleven Young Elephants's protests and gave Qu Peng Kang a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Qu Peng Kang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Eleven Young Elephants defense, Olof Högström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aaron Tanti. The Eleven Young Elephants fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aaron Tanti should have stopped the shot. Qian Xing Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatko Zahovič, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Qian Xing Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatko Zahovič in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Helge Brun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eleven Nation Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Helge Brun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Helge Brun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute, Helge Brun made a precise shot to the right of Aaron Tanti. Eleven Young Elephants's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. There was no doubt that Eleven Nation Army were the better team. Eleven Nation Army's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.