Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pentti Ojala started the match with the kick off. Chuan Cintron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Leißner, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a little luck, Tiger's Josef Witlatschil got control of the ball when Willie Colon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Josef Witlatschil made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Willie Colon sent off a good shot on target. Josef Witlatschil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oscar De León in the 10th minute. Chuan Cintron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christo Bothenhain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Sena came free, but Josef Witlatschil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chuan Cintron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwo Sawicki in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Sena came free, but Josef Witlatschil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute of the match Atlético Municipal got a corner. Tiger's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Claude Sena ran over to the corner to take the kick. Willie Colon came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Josef Witlatschil could save by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Willie Colon in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josef Witlatschil saved Tiger from getting behind. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Josef Witlatschil successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 29 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Pentti Ojala came free, but Chuan Cintron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Christo Bothenhain ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chuan Cintron was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Aristides Caldas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 38 played minutes Atlético Municipal got a freekick which was hit by Andoni Viguri. Chuan Cintron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christo Bothenhain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christo Bothenhain in the 44th minute of play.
Tiger made a substitution. Ingo Ustorf replaced Rudolf Speed. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oscar De León made a kick off. In the 51st minute Oscar De León shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josef Witlatschil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute Pentti Ojala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chuan Cintron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willie Colon in the 56th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atlético Municipal's Willie Colon managed to work through Tiger's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Willie Colon dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Chuan Cintron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christo Bothenhain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Oscar De León sped through Tiger's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Josef Witlatschil. Jarkko Tuovinen kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Atlético Municipal's Jarkko Tuovinen got a free kick in the 72nd minute. If Folko Rebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Willie Colon came free, but Josef Witlatschil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atlético Municipal's Gau Resto was substituted for Andoni Viguri. Claude Sena made a great header on Atlético Municipal's corner, it was just that Tiger's Josef Witlatschil managed to reach the ball for a save. Jarkko Tuovinen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josef Witlatschil having to interfere. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Dusett in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claude Sena in the 86th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josef Witlatschil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Dusett in the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Dusett in the 90th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Atlético Municipal's Frank Dusett in 90 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Josef Witlatschil guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 93 minutes, Walter Baß mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiger and the Atlético Municipal players grew even worse after the yellow card. Walter Baß hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. A collision led to Tiger getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Walter Baß hit a great ball. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Sena in the 94th minute of play. After some careless play in the Tiger defense, Frank Dusett kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josef Witlatschil. The Tiger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josef Witlatschil should have stopped the shot. Tiger's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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