Official Cup

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, 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. František Spousta started the match with the kick off. Gilles Eichenberger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Zhou in the 3rd minute of play. A well done corner resulted in Lv Zhou drilling the ball in to score 1-0 behind FC Schalke 04's goalkeeper. Gilles Eichenberger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Lv Zhou made a precise shot to the right of Gilles Eichenberger. FC Schalke 04's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Rachid Baba Ali Ali Riza hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Lv Zhous short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Gilles Eichenberger to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, FC Schalke 04's Gilles Eichenberger got control of the ball when Lv Zhou tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Lv Zhou took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Gilles Eichenberger to make any attempt to save it. Xavier Salazar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gilles Eichenberger firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lv Zhou's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Gilles Eichenberger skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Lv Zhou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, FC Schalke 04's Gilles Eichenberger got control of the ball when Lv Zhou tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Schalke 04's zone, Lv Zhou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilles Eichenberger came out of the goal and Lv Zhou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilles Eichenberger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Zhou in the 45th minute of the match. LOS BUITRES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carl Åberg in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Gilles Eichenberger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Zhou in the 52nd minute of play. When Tuan Seay fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Schalke 04's protests and gave Tuan Seay a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of LOS BUITRES booed when FC Schalke 04 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuan Seay didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Lv Zhou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Schalke 04's Gilles Eichenberger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Lv Zhou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 57th minute Lv Zhou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilles Eichenberger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rolf Melendez hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Gilles Eichenberger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Zhou in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, LOS BUITRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lv Zhou to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the game, Lv Zhou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Gilles Eichenberger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Lv Zhou came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the LOS BUITRES 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 Lv Zhou couldn't finish the play. LOS BUITRES's Gustav Bjørslev was substituted for Carl Åberg. After 69 played minutes FC Schalke 04 got a freekick which was hit by Rolf Melendez. 73 minutes into the game, Lv Zhou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Gilles Eichenberger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. LOS BUITRES made a substitution. Narciso Socorro replaced Laurence Suggs. Lv Zhou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gilles Eichenberger read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Truman Harrington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedykt Cwenar, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Gilles Eichenberger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Zhou in the 79th minute of the match. After 83 minutes of play, LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilles Eichenberger was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Rolf Melendez in the 85th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by LOS BUITRES's Leonard Lixandru. Gilles Eichenberger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fan Xiang Kuan's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, FC Schalke 04's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Zhou came free, but Gilles Eichenberger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilles Eichenberger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fan Xiang Kuan in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilles Eichenberger prevented the ball from getting in the gole.