Official Cup

Fabula Nova Road
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rene Flor started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Astreix&ObelixSoccer's zone, Rene Flor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ian Little came out of the goal and Rene Flor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Red Bull Crystallis's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by William Bodin in the 11th minute. Rene Flor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ian Little read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Rene Flor put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ian Little. Octavio Efraim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 罗斐宽, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Ian Little made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Rene Flor sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Flor came free, but Ian Little reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Sacha Lilley in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Red Bull Crystallis's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Ian Little, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Astreix&ObelixSoccer:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Red Bull Crystallis:s goal. When the match had been going on for 47 minutes, Red Bull Crystallis's Gualterio Castulo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ian Little. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 罗斐宽 to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Rene Flor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ian Little was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Jasper Jump was substituted for Anton Pieler. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Zheng Shi Yang was substituted for Allan Callens. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Flor in the 64th minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Ian Little to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Flor in the 67th minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Ian Little to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ian Little took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rene Flor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 罗斐宽 during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Red Bull Crystallis booed when Astreix&ObelixSoccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. 罗斐宽 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. Marek Brayford replaced 罗斐宽. After a rather tough play, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's 罗斐宽 got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute of the match Red Bull Crystallis got a corner. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. William Bodin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zeledon Urdaspal made a great header on Red Bull Crystallis's corner, it was just that Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Ian Little managed to reach the ball for a save. Andrejs Upītis charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andrejs Upītis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Andrejs Upītis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ian Little made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Arnas in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Marek Brayford managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marek Brayford was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Andrejs Upītis in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Red Bull Crystallis's Stevie Gerrard. 87 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Arnas came free, but Ian Little reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Ian Little played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Arnas in the 88th minute of play. Federico Arnas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.