Official Cup

Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hori Guillemez made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when AFC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeng Sang Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Iliana Seseña managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fryderyk Maurycy in the 13 minute of the game. When AFC United's Andries De Putter in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalie prevented a goal. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andries De Putter in the 19th minute of play. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andries De Putter in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iliana Seseña to maneuver through the defense. Pacorro Aguilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Lei Bin made a huge save. In the 30th minute, Andries De Putter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Andries De Putter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edwin van der Sar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. AFC United were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jordi Scherz took the corner. Bemabe Malburgo made in the 40th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Refugio Colsa immediately put the ball in play. In the 48thth minute of the game Andries De Putter who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andries De Putter made a kick off. Edwin van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andries De Putter's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. A collision led to ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Iliana Seseña hit a great ball. In the 54th match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Lara to maneuver through the defense. Jordi Scherz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Edwin van der Sar made a huge save. If Andries De Putter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lei Bin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pacorro Aguilar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute Pacorro Aguilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lei Bin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Andries De Putter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Andries De Putter came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the AFC United 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 Andries De Putter couldn't finish the play. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Santos Sanz replaced Refugio Colsa. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC United's goalkeeper Lei Bin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustino Asprilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Faustino Asprilla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edwin van der Sar having to make a save. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Asprilla in the 83rd minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustino Asprilla. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Edwin van der Sar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mario Alberto Yepes's late challenge caught a AFC United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mario Alberto Yepes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Mario Alberto Yepes got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded AFC United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦.