Federation Clash Challenge

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mugurel Stanciu got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eliseu Brasil in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damiano Battisti saved Eurospeed Asti from getting behind. Damiano Battisti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doğaner Çokay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ettore Masciarelli was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, one of Eurospeed Asti:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Eurospeed Asti. The referee gave Engenheiros da Vila a penalty, 9 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gernando Sarmento, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti. 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Doğaner Çokay came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Grant Irø 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. The audience was convinced that Doğaner Çokay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Battisti was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Pinti in the 26th minute of play forced Engenheiros da Vila's goalkeeper Eriberto Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doğaner Çokay in the 39th minute of play. Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Doğaner Çokay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Doğaner Çokay came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Pinti in the 54th minute of play forced Engenheiros da Vila's goalkeeper Eriberto Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Sérgio Jacinto put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Damiano Battisti. In the 60th minute, Doğaner Çokay made a precise shot to the right of Damiano Battisti. Eurospeed Asti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. A collision led to Engenheiros da Vila getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Sérgio Jacinto hit a great ball. Adriano Panella hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Fausto Pinti scored 1-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eriberto Queirós, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eriberto Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Pinti in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grant Irø in the 73rd minute of play forced Engenheiros da Vila's goalkeeper Eriberto Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Eurospeed Asti were awarded a corner. Fortunato Borromeo went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Engenheiros da Vila booed when Eurospeed Asti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Barone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Damiano Battisti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 84th minute. After 88 played minutes Eurospeed Asti got a freekick which was hit by Mugurel Stanciu. Adriano Panella kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Sérgio Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Engenheiros da Vila's supporters rose to their feet, but Sérgio Jacinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Damiano Battisti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Engenheiros da Vila walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.