Official Cup

Arena Gmunden
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baldemar Losantos got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, BiBa's Norbert Arbogast got a free kick in the 7th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomé Azevedo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mike Maignan. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Norbert Arbogast managed to get in a good position for a shot. BiBa's supporters rose to their feet, but Norbert Arbogast was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mike Maignan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomé Azevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute Juancho Bonachea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Maignan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to BiBa getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Michael Kohn hit a great ball. With a little luck, Uzumaki FC's Mike Maignan got control of the ball when Juancho Bonachea tried to sneak it across the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, BiBa's goal looked a bit too open when Ricki Dresager came free, but Kai-Uwe Bartek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norbert Arbogast received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mike Maignan came out and tried to block the shot, but Norbert Arbogast slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 27th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dean Bittner during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th match minute, BiBa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dean Bittner to maneuver through the defense. Kai-Uwe Bartek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldemar Losantos in the 31st minute of play. Mike Maignan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juancho Bonachea, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A collision led to Uzumaki FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Arotza Goyanes hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper Mike Maignan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juancho Bonachea. Mike Maignan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomé Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 48th minute Juancho Bonachea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Maignan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Norbert Arbogast stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Uzumaki FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Anselmo Navarro hit a great ball. Mike Maignan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juancho Bonachea in the 54th minute of play. Luis Alvarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Kai-Uwe Bartek made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Uzumaki FC's Julio Roca got a free kick in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Tomé Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. BiBa's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomé Azevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mike Maignan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 67 played minutes Uzumaki FC got a freekick which was hit by Julio Roca. In the 71st minute Norbert Arbogast shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mike Maignan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juancho Bonachea in the 73rd minute of play forced Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper Mike Maignan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mike Maignan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomé Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juancho Bonachea in the 83rd minute of play forced Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper Mike Maignan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Juancho Bonachea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mike Maignan. Uzumaki FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juancho Bonachea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juancho Bonachea in the 88th minute of play forced Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper Mike Maignan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mike Maignan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juancho Bonachea in the 90th minute of the match. Mike Maignan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juancho Bonachea, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. BiBa's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.