Official Cup

Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonel Abel started the match with the kick off. Fernan Loren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Lorien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernan Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Lorien in the 15th minute of play. Julio Olarticoechea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernan Loren having to interfere. If Marco Lorien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dogo Argentino's Fernan Loren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Dogo Argentino from getting a goal against them. A collision led to AFC FUSION getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alfredo Veto hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Marco Lorien got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marco Lorien recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 34 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Tiburcio Patxi. Marco Lorien struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Fernan Loren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC FUSION. AFC FUSION were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Dogo Argentino's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tiburcio Patxi took the corner. The corner led AFC FUSION's Tiburcio Patxi to fire away a dangerous shot which Fernan Loren despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fernan Loren came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC FUSION's Marco Lorien. But to his dismay, Marco Lorien quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marco Lorien made a kick off. Fernan Loren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmacio Quirze in the 54th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Marco Lorien notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Dogo Argentino's Fernan Loren. Fernan Loren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fernan Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Olarticoechea, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dogo Argentino's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tiburcio Patxi was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Dogo Argentino booed when AFC FUSION was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Adrio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Marco Lorien shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernan Loren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Marco Lorien came up free with the goalie in the 80th 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 Marco Lorien couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd minute, Marco Lorien got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Leonel Abel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Carolo Isidor. That made the score 2-1 in the 85 minute of play. Connell Pene kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. AFC FUSION's Marco Lorien got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Olarticoechea took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernan Loren. Fernan Loren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AFC FUSION fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dogo Argentino had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.