Federation Clash Challenge

Red Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Romulo Casado started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alvaro Rudolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Casado in the 7th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Reza Abdi got free with Genaro Quiroga in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 13 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Reza Abdi came free, but Genaro Quiroga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. River Plate's Genaro Quiroga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Reza Abdi in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Red Army were awarded a corner. Hossein Fatehi went to the cornerflag to take it. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Mehrab Rohani advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 15th minute. Traian Mugur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alvaro Rudolfo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Ali Reza Abdi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Genaro Quiroga. The goal made the score 2-0. Milad Shojaei struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Genaro Quiroga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Army. 32 minutes into the match, River Plate's goalkeeper Genaro Quiroga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Karimi. 32 minutes into the game, Ali Reza Abdi lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Genaro Quiroga. River Plate's Godfredo Rioja quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Arya Javaheri, made in the 34th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Red Army's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Casado came free, but Alvaro Rudolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the game, River Plate's Romulo Casado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alvaro Rudolfo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Casado in the 46th minute of play forced Red Army's goalkeeper Alvaro Rudolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Red Army's Kaveh Bayat got a free kick in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Reza Abdi was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Arash Esmaeeli notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of River Plate's Genaro Quiroga. Genaro Quiroga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Romulo Casado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Alvaro Rudolfo made a huge save. Alvaro Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Casado in the 62nd minute of play. With a little luck, Red Army's Alvaro Rudolfo got control of the ball when Romulo Casado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romulo Casado's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alvaro Rudolfo firmly grabbed it by the left post. 68 minutes into the match, River Plate's goal looked a bit too open when Milad Shojaei came free, but Genaro Quiroga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genaro Quiroga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Milad Shojaei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Ali Karimi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Army fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. River Plate's Mauricio Tiniebra was substituted for Henrikh Vartanyan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arash Esmaeeli in the 73rd minute of play forced River Plate's goalkeeper Genaro Quiroga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romulo Casado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alvaro Rudolfo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romulo Casado in the 79th minute. Genaro Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Karimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Genaro Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Karimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Romulo Casado in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alvaro Rudolfo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Red Army's Arya Javaheri got a free kick in the 92nd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the River Plate players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Red Army.