Federation Clash Challenge

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roy Makaay got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Roy Makaay took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ordono Hubieta to make any attempt to save it. In the 13th minute Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hipolito Rico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Justino Kaxen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Talleres de Escalada's supporters rose to their feet, but Justino Kaxen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ordono Hubieta breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ordono Hubieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Makaay in the 19th minute of play. A throw-in in the 21st minute of the game was made by Louis-Philippe De Assis Moreira with Justino Kaxen as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hipolito Rico saved Talleres de Escalada from getting behind. In the 29th minute of the match, Vivaldo lago tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ordono Hubieta saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 30 minutes Arredondo City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Justino Kaxen who took care of the corner kick. In the 33rd minute Roy Makaay 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 37th minute of play forced Talleres de Escalada's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, Talleres de Escalada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Quinito to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta made 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. After a rather tough play, Arredondo City's Tihomir Blagiev got a free kick in the 54th minute. A collision led to Talleres de Escalada getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Mieszko Dabrowski hit a great ball. 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Talleres de Escalada's Hipolito Rico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Alejandro Batistuta in the 69th minute of play. The supporters of Arredondo City booed when Talleres de Escalada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Derwin in the 79th 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Kaxen, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Ordono Hubieta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Kaxen, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Arredondo City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Talleres de Escalada.