Official Cup

Dolberg Court
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonardo Tipi started the match with the kick off. Jes Linnig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Tipi in the 4th minute of the match. Les Tigres's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luboš Štencl in the 5th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Leonardo Tipi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of GFG VOEL's Jes Linnig. Jes Linnig was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 20 minutes into the game, Leonardo Tipi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jes Linnig was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind GFG VOEL's goalkeeper Jes Linnig, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rikardt Buchholtz got free with Lin Yan Hong in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Les Tigres's Lin Yan Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gábor Joó in the 37th minute of play. Lin Yan Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Comunardo Marcelli in the 42nd minute of play. After the first half Les Tigres were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gábor Joó made a kick off. In the 54th minute Leonardo Tipi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jes Linnig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Gábor Joó notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Les Tigres's Lin Yan Hong. Lin Yan Hong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Les Tigres's Mauro Abel was substituted for Luciano Lleir. When Silvano Ihazintu fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les Tigres's protests and gave Silvano Ihazintu a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Les Tigres's Silvano Ihazintu got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After 64 played minutes Les Tigres got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Ihazintu. Camilo Suarez didn't quite understand what happened when in the 65 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 67th minute Gábor Joó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lin Yan Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Les Tigres's Paolo Ereinotz got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodolfo Luken kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Paolo Ereinotz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les Tigres fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. When GFG VOEL's Gábor Joó in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Les Tigres's goalie prevented a goal. Jes Linnig stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paolo Ereinotz's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Les Tigres's Lin Yan Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gábor Joó in the 85th minute of play. Paolo Ereinotz took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jes Linnig. Jes Linnig dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Camilo Suarez hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Jes Linnig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Ereinotz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Les Tigres supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Les Tigres would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.