Federation Clash Challenge

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Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roy Makaay kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when Vista Alegre FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Ibar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Guo Ao shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ronaldo de Moraes but with some difficulty. Ronaldo de Moraes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roy Makaay's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. After having played for 23 minutes, Jordy Hoes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vista Alegre FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jordy Hoes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Marco Soares came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Vista Alegre FC 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 Marco Soares couldn't finish the play. The throw-in from Tang Qian Xiong in the 27th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Vista Alegre FC's Marco Soares. Edmund Wawrukiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Igor Souza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nenko Reza skillfully saved the ball. If Robustiano Clementi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes Villaverde Celeste Clube got a freekick which was hit by Guo Ao. After 40 played minutes Vista Alegre FC got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Ibar. Guo Ao took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ronaldo de Moraes. Vista Alegre FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tang Qian Xiong made in the 43rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Roy Makaay immediately put the ball in play.

The wind increased when Robustiano Clementi made the kick off in the second half. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robustiano Clementi in the 54th minute of play. Jordy Hoes kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 56 played minutes, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Guo Ao shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ronaldo de Moraes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Villaverde Celeste Clube reached it. If Eduardo Angulo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute Dino Manfredi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo de Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vista Alegre FC's Ronaldo de Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 67th minute of play. A collision led to Vista Alegre FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Zé Paulo Neves hit a great ball. Vista Alegre FC made a substitution. Elias Proença replaced Jordy Hoes. Zé Paulo Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Robustiano Clementi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Nenko Reza made a huge save. Ronaldo de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kıraç Uskan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th match minute, Vista Alegre FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Galen Kvick to maneuver through the defense. Elias Proença might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nenko Reza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Proença ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kıraç Uskan in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ronaldo de Moraes saved Vista Alegre FC from getting behind. In the 85thth minute of the game Kıraç Uskan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vista Alegre FC's Ronaldo de Moraes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Kıraç Uskan sped through Vista Alegre FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ronaldo de Moraes. In the 92nd minute, Dino Manfredi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villaverde Celeste Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Kıraç Uskan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 96 minutes, Kıraç Uskan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villaverde Celeste Clube and the Vista Alegre FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Kıraç Uskan got a free kick in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Vista Alegre FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Villaverde Celeste Clube.