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Match Report
ZORZAL01
Spectators: 8038 (Terracing: 6029,
Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Rios in the 9th minute of play. If Horacio Librado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the ZORZAL01 defense, Lino Rios kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Qin Fan Sheng. The ZORZAL01 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Qin Fan Sheng should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Crouch got free with Roberto Eztebe in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 21st minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Germano Bettencourt in the 23rd minute. Germano Bettencourt made a great header on AFC FUSION's corner, it was just that ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Lino Rios managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Lino Rios was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qin Fan Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe got control of the ball when Peter Crouch tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute, Horacio Librado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 32 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Romulo Abilio came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 35th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. 43 minutes into the game, Jan Hop was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC FUSION's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZORZAL01 the free kick. 42 minutes into the game, one of AFC FUSION:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. AFC FUSION:s Roberto Eztebe showed great skill when he stopped Peter Crouch:s penalty. The supporters of AFC FUSION booed when ZORZAL01 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pavel Nedvěd didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
AFC FUSION's Lino Rios got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Peter Crouch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Crouch in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Artur Burdzel threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC FUSION's Mario Sesuldo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roberto Eztebe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peter Crouch went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Guido Txindoki. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Crouch in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoff Stocks in the 85th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoff Stocks's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Qin Fan Sheng skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Qin Fan Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Abilio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peter Crouch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC FUSION's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pavel Nedvěd was slow to take the kick. During this time ZORZAL01's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Natan Vercalsteren got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roberto Eztebe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ZORZAL01 fans cheered their team off the field, for while AFC FUSION had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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