Paradise
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638,
Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lino Arnau kicked off to start the match. Buffalo Bills's Piotr Diepgen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Arnau in the 10th minute of play. Piotr Diepgen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lino Arnau went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Buffalo Bills's Johannes-Paul Heite got a free kick in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Ole Meul had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauricio Tabor. C.A.Esparta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ole Meul was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a rather tough play, C.A.Esparta's Gilberto Nofre got a free kick in the 26th minute. Piotr Diepgen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Nofre in the 29th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Carolo Solustiano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Piotr Diepgen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Piotr Diepgen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Arnau in the 39th minute of the match. Erasmo Beltza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 44 minutes, Lino Arnau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A.Esparta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lino Arnau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Piotr Diepgen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Arnau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Piotr Diepgen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Arnau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Johannes-Paul Heite stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mauricio Tabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josef Hoff in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Tarik Enderle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Tabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lino Arnau came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the C.A.Esparta 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 Lino Arnau couldn't finish the play. Adolfo Silbestre kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Buffalo Bills's Piotr Diepgen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Buffalo Bills from getting a goal against them. A collision led to C.A.Esparta getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Anastasio Nuno hit a great ball. A collision led to Buffalo Bills getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Willi Hecker hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the game, Gilberto Nofre recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Piotr Diepgen. Gilberto Nofre showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. In the 72nd minute, Ole Meul left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buffalo Bills fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The audience was convinced that Lino Arnau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piotr Diepgen was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. With a little luck, Buffalo Bills's Piotr Diepgen got control of the ball when Adolfo Silbestre tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adolfo Silbestre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 83 minutes of play, C.A.Esparta's Erasmo Beltza made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Piotr Diepgen was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 89th minute, Carolo Solustiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.A.Esparta's Anastasio Nuno suffered a sore thigh after 91 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Josef Hoff's late challenge caught a C.A.Esparta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josef Hoff helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Buffalo Bills got a freekick which was hit by Josef Hoff. Erasmo Beltza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Piotr Diepgen. Buffalo Bills's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 94th minute Johannes-Paul Heite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Tabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Buffalo Bills fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. C.A.Esparta were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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