Official Cup

Arena Eisenberg
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when André Abelmann made the kick off which started today's match. André Abelmann kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Eisenberg getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. André Abelmann hit a great ball. When Lázaro Berdoi fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Congo Bongo's protests and gave Lázaro Berdoi a yellow card for diving instead. Lázaro Berdoi kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Congo Bongo's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mario Neumann 28 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Epifanio Ihazintu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximilian Winkelsett in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Neumann in the 38th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Epifanio Ihazintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Congo Bongo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Sengrat to maneuver through the defense. If André Abelmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 47 played minutes Congo Bongo got a freekick which was hit by Victoriano Jerrold. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Victoriano Jerrold made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Lehior in the 54th minute of play forced FC Eisenberg's goalkeeper Bastian Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Peters in the 57th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Epifanio Ihazintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes, Helmut Fleiner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Eisenberg and the Congo Bongo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the Congo Bongo defense, Luka Peters kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Epifanio Ihazintu. The Congo Bongo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Epifanio Ihazintu should have stopped the shot. Epifanio Ihazintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Neumann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeo Belmiro kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Folko Meckelburg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Epifanio Ihazintu. Congo Bongo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Winkelsett in the 87th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Epifanio Ihazintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Epifanio Ihazintu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Peters, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 91 minutes into the match, Congo Bongo's goal looked a bit too open when Luka Peters came free, but Epifanio Ihazintu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The long shot by Amadeo Belmiro in the 96th minute really tested Bastian Abel's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. There was no doubt that FC Eisenberg were the better team. FC Eisenberg's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.