Official Cup

Dean Court
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) FC Eisenberg's Udo Giehl started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When FC Eisenberg's Udo Giehl in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Cherries's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Udo Giehl in the 16th minute of play forced AFC Cherries's goalkeeper Guto Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Winkelsett in the 17th minute of play forced AFC Cherries's goalkeeper Guto Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Eisenberg booed when AFC Cherries was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godfredo Barroso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Godfredo Barroso managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Cherries's supporters rose to their feet, but Godfredo Barroso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bastian Abel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute Godfredo Barroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bastian Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Cherries were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after FC Eisenberg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luciano Cuenca took the corner. Christian Backman made a great header on AFC Cherries's corner, it was just that FC Eisenberg's Bastian Abel managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Cuenca in the 39th minute of play forced FC Eisenberg's goalkeeper Bastian Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guto Jacinto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexander Buhr's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Udo Giehl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Folko Meckelburg fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Eisenberg's protests and gave Folko Meckelburg a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AFC Cherries booed when FC Eisenberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Folko Meckelburg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luciano Cuenca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Udo Giehl charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Udo Giehl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bastian Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godfredo Barroso in the 56th minute of the match. Guto Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximilian Winkelsett, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Godfredo Barroso scored 2-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bastian Abel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guto Jacinto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Udo Giehl showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 70 minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Eisenberg defense, Godfredo Barroso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bastian Abel. The FC Eisenberg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bastian Abel should have stopped the shot. Guto Jacinto stood somewhat misplaced when Udo Giehl came free in front of goal and shot 3-2 to the left of him in the 81 minute. 87 minutes into the match, Godfredo Barroso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bastian Abel. FC Eisenberg's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Godfredo Barroso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. AFC Cherries made a substitution. Radek Rokos replaced Godfredo Barroso. AFC Cherries's František Jakubec was substituted for Luciano Cuenca. Radek Rokos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Bastian Abel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Radek Rokos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bastian Abel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from František Jakubec in the 95th minute of play. AFC Cherries's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.