Prized/Friendly Cup

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nunez Arias got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Uwe Ziege. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. Uwe Ziege made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nunez Arias in the 7th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Carlos Lope sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uwe Ziege narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ruperto Chepe charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruperto Chepe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th minute, Ruperto Chepe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Rot-Weiss-Essen booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximiliano Batista didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Uwe Ziege managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nunez Arias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Uwe Ziege skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Uwe Ziege managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when AFC FUSION's Nunez Arias fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurizio Brink in the 26th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Gabri Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Björn Mokros in the 29th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Gabri Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabri Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erkan Fostiropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Nunez Arias notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Rot-Weiss-Essen's Uwe Ziege. Uwe Ziege was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Rot-Weiss-Essen's Erkan Fostiropoulos in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC FUSION's goalie prevented a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erkan Fostiropoulos to make the kick off. Gabri Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandu Alexa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uwe Ziege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magnus Svanér in the 54th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Gabri Arias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sandu Alexa. A collision led to Rot-Weiss-Essen getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Maurizio Brink hit a great ball. Uwe Ziege made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Veto in the 60th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in AFC FUSION's zone, Björn Mokros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabri Arias came out of the goal and Björn Mokros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AFC FUSION's Gabri Arias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save AFC FUSION from getting a goal against them. Gabri Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Mokros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Lope took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uwe Ziege. Uwe Ziege dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Uwe Ziege showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Silbestre, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Gabri Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Björn Mokros in the 80th minute. AFC FUSION's Magnus Svanér pulled a muscle in his back after 81 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 81 minutes, Ebbo Böse mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rot-Weiss-Essen and the AFC FUSION players grew even worse after the yellow card. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Gregorio Orlondon replaced Magnus Svanér. Ebbo Böse hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Hannes Kapell kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When Nunez Arias came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the AFC FUSION 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 Nunez Arias couldn't finish the play. 86 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Olarticoechea came free, but Uwe Ziege reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Arias came free, but Uwe Ziege reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Ebbo Böse reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gabri Arias. The goal made the score 3-1. Gabri Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Mokros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the game, Maurizio Brink was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rot-Weiss-Essen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. In the 94th minute, Maurizio Brink hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.