Official Cup

Estadio TAXISTAS
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute of the game Mattin Solbeida made a throw-in which Mariano Tabb played forward. Jan Hop sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AFC FUSION's Lino Rios got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattin Solbeida in the 11th minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Rodolfo Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lino Rios scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Anaya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Rodolfo Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Lino Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rodolfo Anaya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 29 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodolfo Anaya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Mariano Tabb received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Roberto Eztebe came out and tried to block the shot, but Mariano Tabb slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 32nd minute. Lino Rios took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodolfo Anaya. Rodolfo Anaya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. In the 38th minute, Lino Rios ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Anaya was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. 47 minutes into the match, Lino Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Anaya. Tacheros OFF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lino Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-6 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lino Rios to strike the kick off in the second half. Lino Rios might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Anaya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Rios ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 57th minute Christian Najarro 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. Lino Rios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 60th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Tabb in the 61st minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lino Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Rodolfo Anaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rodolfo Anaya was a little too slow when Lino Rios got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 1-7. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya, 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 Faustão Melo in the 71st minute of play. Lino Rios scored 1-8 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Anaya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoff Stocks in the 78th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 79 minutes into the match, Tacheros OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Christoff Stocks came free, but Rodolfo Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christoff Stocks might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Anaya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christoff Stocks ran back to his position shaking his head. If Christoff Stocks had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 85 played minutes Tacheros OFF got a freekick which was hit by Matias Iztal. Rodolfo Anaya was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dawid Beckham. 87 minutes into the game, AFC FUSION's Christoff Stocks nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodolfo Anaya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-9. In the 89th minute, Christoff Stocks ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Anaya was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-10. 95 minutes in the game Joona Peltomaa did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Faustão Melo. Christoff Stocks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoff Stocks in the 97th minute of play. The Tacheros OFF supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AFC FUSION's performance. The match ended with a win for AFC FUSION.