Federation Clash Challenge

Paolo Poli
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anier Ted kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anier Ted in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Lavatrice prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luciano Sanchez-Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmine Iannone, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Aston Birra F.C.'s Luciano Sanchez-Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesare Di Renzo in the 7th minute of play. Zeledon Pinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Flavio Lavatrice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anier Ted in the 12th minute of play forced Molfetta sportiva's goalkeeper Flavio Lavatrice to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Lavatrice took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anier Ted, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Carmine Iannone 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. After 14 played minutes Aston Birra F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Lawrence. Flavio Lavatrice showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Ted, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Flavio Lavatrice took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anier Ted, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Anier Ted shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Lavatrice saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aston Birra F.C.'s Luciano Sanchez-Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ni Liang Yong in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Molfetta sportiva's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anier Ted was slow to take the kick. During this time Aston Birra F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Anier Ted recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Anier Ted's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Lavatrice was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Luciano Sanchez-Garcia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ni Liang Yong went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Hassan Châtelard hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Luciano Sanchez-Garcia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Carmine Iannone showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 46 minute of play.

51 minutes into the match, Molfetta sportiva's goalkeeper Flavio Lavatrice had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anier Ted. Flavio Lavatrice showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Ted, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Zeledon Pinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anier Ted struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Flavio Lavatrice didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aston Birra F.C.. In the 62nd minute Carmine Iannone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Sanchez-Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carmine Iannone in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luciano Sanchez-Garcia saved Aston Birra F.C. from getting behind. Luciano Sanchez-Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Liang Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Flavio Lavatrice stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anier Ted's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Flavio Lavatrice successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 74 minutes, Anier Ted made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Molfetta sportiva's Flavio Lavatrice tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Aston Birra F.C. made a substitution. Placido Aguirre replaced Anier Ted. 78 minutes into the match, Aston Birra F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Carmine Iannone came free, but Luciano Sanchez-Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dario Melani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luciano Sanchez-Garcia having to interfere. Aston Birra F.C. made a substitution. Tadeo Cordarin replaced Zeledon Pinto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Aguirre in the 88th minute of play forced Molfetta sportiva's goalkeeper Flavio Lavatrice to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aston Birra F.C. were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Molfetta sportiva's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yavuz Selimhan Sinan took the corner. Luciano Sanchez-Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Liang Yong in the 91st minute of the match. Placido Aguirre did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Flavio Lavatrice 93 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.