Official Cup

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lino Rios started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Lino Rios kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving David Rotariu. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Rotariu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Rotariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. AFC FUSION's attentive Wojciech Fiszer managed to snatch the ball when Jan Kimmich made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. Leroy Kluttig's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roberto Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Rotariu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 38th minute, Lino Rios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. AFC FUSION's Jan Hop quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jan Kimmich, made in the 45th minute of the game. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu got control of the ball when Lino Rios tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute Hector Todor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Todor, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

55 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. David Rotariu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Lino Rios came up free with the goalie in the 59th 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 Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. Lino Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Rotariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. David Rotariu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lino Rios went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 67th minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after PoWer SC 2K5's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Beckham took the corner. The corner ended in Dawid Beckham almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PoWer SC 2K5's David Rotariu did a great save. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zvonimir Prestin, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Roberto Eztebe made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Lukas Goretzka sent off a good shot on target. David Rotariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Todor, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Todor in the 81st minute of play. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Rotariu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. David Rotariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Rios in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Lino Rios left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. AFC FUSION's Aureliano Arnau was substituted for Jan Hop. AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Dawid Beckham. In the 91st minute of the match, Zvonimir Prestin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Roberto Eztebe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. David Rotariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Rios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 96th minute of play forced PoWer SC 2K5's goalkeeper David Rotariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC FUSION were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of PoWer SC 2K5 for a fine match.