Federation Clash Challenge

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta made the kick off which started today's match. Arredondo City's Ordono Hubieta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 5th minute of play. From a short distance, Talleres de Escalada's Roy Makaay, in the 5th minute, tried to place the ball behind Ordono Hubieta, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. In the 8th minute Justino Kaxen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ordono Hubieta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Arredondo City's goalkeeper Ordono Hubieta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justino Kaxen. In the 14th match minute, Arredondo City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Melo to maneuver through the defense. Ordono Hubieta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivaldo lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 19th minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hipolito Rico. Hipolito Rico dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Arredondo City's Ordono Hubieta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 26th minute of play. Arredondo City's Tihomir Blagiev quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alejandro Quinito, made in the 27th minute of the game. Ordono Hubieta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 35th minute of the match. Ordono Hubieta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hipolito Rico. Talleres de Escalada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 1-3 became the score in the 42nd minute when Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Talleres de Escalada's Alejandro Quinito got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roy Makaay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ordono Hubieta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Kaxen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta scored 1-4 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hipolito Rico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tihomir Blagiev's late challenge caught a Talleres de Escalada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tihomir Blagiev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Tihomir Blagiev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hipolito Rico having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 63rd minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ordono Hubieta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roy Makaay's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Ordono Hubieta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Ordono Hubieta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roy Makaay's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Ordono Hubieta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivaldo lago in the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Talleres de Escalada's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta came free, but Hipolito Rico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ordono Hubieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Kaxen in the 75th minute of play. Ordono Hubieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Makaay in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute Wang Ran Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ordono Hubieta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ordono Hubieta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arredondo City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Talleres de Escalada's Gyula Hajnal was substituted for Roy Makaay. 92 minutes into the match, Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of Talleres de Escalada's Hipolito Rico. Hipolito Rico was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Arredondo City had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.