Federation Clash Challenge

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grabiel Escorcia kicked off to start the match. When Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lauta Army's goalie prevented a goal. 7 minutes into the match, Lauta Army's Seoirse McJon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juaneizu Merida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Isidoro Thomas scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juaneizu Merida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adam Doykin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 21st minute of the match. Joseph Gayoso charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joseph Gayoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joseph Gayoso to maneuver through the defense. Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute Nacional were awarded a corner. Xu Sha went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Xu Sha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lauta Army's Adam Doykin did a great save. The crowd rose to their feet as Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adam Doykin. That made the score 1-1 after 46 minutes of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Isidoro Thomas made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 59 in the game by Seoirse McJon from a close distance when the talented Juaneizu Merida managed to make a qualified save. Nacional's players were relieved. In the 61st minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Lauta Army's Benny Salah was substituted for Zhou Yan Feng. 66 minutes into the match, Lauta Army's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Adam Doykin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Thomas came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Doykin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 68th minute of the match. Lauta Army's Pan Ting Peng was substituted for Mladen Vesov. In the 73rd minute of the game Dochko Sivchev made a throw-in which Benny Salah played forward. Lauta Army's Adam Doykin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Sha in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seoirse McJon got free with Juaneizu Merida in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Thomas got free with Juaneizu Merida in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seoirse McJon got free with Juaneizu Merida in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Salah in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute of the game Dancho Súrbinov made a throw-in which Marcial Meder played forward. Grabiel Escorcia charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grabiel Escorcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Doykin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nacional had won after a very even match.