Federation Clash Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raul Elazar got the match started through his kick off. If Ernesto Martini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. André Luís Lopez made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Joel Hibai sent off a good shot on target. Joel Hibai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but André Luís Lopez made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Eztebe in the 10th minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Cristoforo Tammaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Adalberto Xavier fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's protests and gave Adalberto Xavier a yellow card for diving instead. Cristoforo Tammaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Gombal in the 15th minute of the match. With a little luck, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's André Luís Lopez got control of the ball when Fedele Panza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ariel Eztebe to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Martini in the 26th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper André Luís Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Johan Ström was slow to take the kick. During this time Lunatics of Arianrhod's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Johan Ström almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's André Luís Lopez did a great save. In the 41st minute Pablo Gombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Tammaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 played minutes Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Eztebe. The referee felt a red card was in order, 48 minutes into the game, when Adalberto Xavier put in a rough tackle. Joel Hibai shot the penalty kick right outside the post. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joel Hibai stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. André Luís Lopez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Martini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Raul Elazar came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raul Elazar couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Lunatics of Arianrhod getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Felice Cirigliano hit a great ball. The Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Raul Elazar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lunatics of Arianrhod made a substitution. Felice Paolini replaced Enzo Di Placido. Ernesto Benedetti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without André Luís Lopez having to make a save. In the 88th minute Fedele Panza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Luís Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Benedetti in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Luís Lopez saved Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ from getting behind.