Federation Clash Challenge

Captain Tsubasa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Lechuguitas F.C.'s Anton Bârsan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Owen Grech Cumbo in the 4th minute of play forced Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalkeeper Cesare Cardillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Arnulfo Tercero fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mike Axisa, passed just outside the right post. 10 minutes into the match, Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Mike Axisa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anton Bârsan. 13 minutes into the game, Anton Bârsan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Mike Axisa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Clodio got free with Mike Axisa in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Lechuguitas F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mario Salerno came free, but Cesare Cardillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cesare Cardillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Owen Grech Cumbo in the 20th minute of play. Mike Axisa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anton Bârsan in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Salerno in the 29th minute of play forced Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalkeeper Cesare Cardillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Lechuguitas F.C.'s Anton Bârsan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mike Axisa. Mike Axisa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Cesare Cardillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Pârcălab in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Owen Grech Cumbo in the 39th minute of play forced Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalkeeper Cesare Cardillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes Lechuguitas F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Brian Blanco who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mario Salerno in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cesare Cardillo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Owen Grech Cumbo in the 44th minute of play forced Lechuguitas F.C.'s goalkeeper Cesare Cardillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mario Salerno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Anton Bârsan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lechuguitas F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Mike Axisa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Bârsan in the 57th minute of play. Mike Axisa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Bârsan in the 59th minute of the match. After 60 minutes Swatar United FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adolfo Goyo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Amerigo Cilli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Swatar United FC's Mike Axisa did a great save. Mike Axisa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Bârsan in the 67th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Anton Bârsan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mike Axisa was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Mike Axisa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Bârsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesare Cardillo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guo Lin went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Mike Axisa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anton Bârsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Santiago hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Anton Bârsan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mike Axisa having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Mario Salerno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Swatar United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mario Salerno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesare Cardillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Swatar United FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Lechuguitas F.C. had won, even though Swatar United FC had held more of the ball.