Prized/Friendly Cup

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Rios took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Lino Rios ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qin Fan Sheng was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qin Fan Sheng. ZORZAL01's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 21st minute, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. 28 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Dawid Beckham came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Wojciech Fiszer hit a great ball. ZORZAL01's attentive Pavel Nedvěd managed to snatch the ball when Wojciech Fiszer made a throw-in in the 38th minute of the game. Peter Crouch might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Eztebe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peter Crouch ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 45th minute, Lino Rios made a precise shot to the right of Qin Fan Sheng. ZORZAL01's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The wind increased when Peter Crouch made the kick off in the second half. Qin Fan Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 51st minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Crouch in the 53rd minute of play. Qin Fan Sheng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Rios's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. The audience was convinced that Lino Rios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qin Fan Sheng was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 61st minute, Peter Crouch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roberto Eztebe was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Peter Crouch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Eztebe having to make a save. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Crouch in the 66th minute of play. Peter Crouch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roberto Eztebe having to make a save. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Crouch in the 68th minute of play. Lino Rios struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Qin Fan Sheng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC FUSION. When Guido Txindoki came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Guido Txindoki couldn't finish the play. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AFC FUSION eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.