Federation Clash Challenge

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerson Santana kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Bresson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Gonsalve Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhuang Xing Ting in the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhuang Xing Ting in the 13th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Zhuang Xing Ting got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gonsalve Flores quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lenílson Siqueira in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Gerson Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTOCABLES 2oo4's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerson Santana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gonsalve Flores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Zhuang Xing Ting's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonsalve Flores was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. With a little luck, INTOCABLES 2oo4's Robert Bresson got control of the ball when Kadir Celilay tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gerson Santana might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gonsalve Flores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerson Santana ran back to his position shaking his head. 31 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Santana came free, but Gonsalve Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute Gerson Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonsalve Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Oier Jareño threw the ball into play from the sideline. U.D. Mancini's Lütfi Selahaddin quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhuang Xing Ting in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes in the game Lütfi Selahaddin did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Nemesio Quiroga. 44 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Santana came free, but Gonsalve Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bozhil Vaptzarov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores got control of the ball when Gerson Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhuang Xing Ting in the 56th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U.D. Mancini fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. INTOCABLES 2oo4 made a substitution. Lei Fan Chuan replaced Mahmoud Alaba. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Manoj Espinosa was substituted for Gerson Santana. U.D. Mancini's Bozhil Vaptzarov got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manoj Espinosa struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Gonsalve Flores didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for INTOCABLES 2oo4. 76 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goal looked a bit too open when Kadir Celilay came free, but Robert Bresson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Agustín Pedrosa replaced Kadir Celilay. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhuang Xing Ting in the 92nd minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the INTOCABLES 2oo4 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U.D. Mancini.