Federation Clash Challenge

Arena Denver
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Martins Palermo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. DENVER™'s Sérgio Donato got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 0-1 became the score in the 4th minute when Martins Palermo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 7th minute Kandemir Ülkü shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez got control of the ball when Seb Hedges tried to sneak it across the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Kandemir Ülkü came free, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Martins Palermo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of DENVER™'s Mustafa Cumhur Gök. Mustafa Cumhur Gök was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Seb Hedges in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emiliano Martínez saved Fecha Libre from getting behind. With a little luck, Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez got control of the ball when Seb Hedges tried to sneak it across the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Seb Hedges. Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Fecha Libre from getting a goal against them. With his leg Emiliano Martínez managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when DENVER™'s Seb Hedges fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Remus Gavruță kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s Seb Hedges sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emiliano Martínez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The DENVER™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Fecha Libre were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Seb Hedges to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seb Hedges in the 51st minute of play forced Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 52 played minutes DENVER™ got a freekick which was hit by Seb Hedges. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Leonardo Cruz got a free kick in the 54th minute. A hard shot by Gavino Hodei from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Mustafa Cumhur Gök's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Fecha Libre's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gavino Hodei in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martins Palermo in the 62nd minute of play forced DENVER™'s goalkeeper Mustafa Cumhur Gök to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute Seb Hedges shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, DENVER™'s goal looked a bit too open when Kamiel Stessel came free, but Mustafa Cumhur Gök reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Martínez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sérgio Donato in the 70th minute of the match. After 76 played minutes DENVER™ got a freekick which was hit by Luukas Van de Put. DENVER™ made a substitution. Dráusio Garcia replaced Cosme Zaccardi. DENVER™'s Antonio Cugini was substituted for Diego Armando Messi. In the 83rd minute, Seb Hedges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DENVER™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seb Hedges in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Leonardo Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the game, DENVER™'s Seb Hedges nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emiliano Martínez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Fecha Libre's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.