Official Cup

Stadio Collegno
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vassilis Vonortas got the match started through his kick off. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Vonortas, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vassilis Vonortas in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xu Zheng Zhou saved COLLEGNO F.C. from getting behind. In the 6th minute of the match Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ got a corner. COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmund Glogowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cristoforo Arcangeli kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Xu Zheng Zhou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vassilis Vonortas in the 10th minute of play. If Vassilis Vonortas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Xu Zheng Zhou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vassilis Vonortas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Vassilis Vonortas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xu Zheng Zhou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 19 minutes into the game, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Vassilis Vonortas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xu Zheng Zhou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Vonortas in the 23rd minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute Vassilis Vonortas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Zheng Zhou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lastra Pinga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliver Giroud in the 27th minute. After 28 minutes, Özal Gerdaneri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the COLLEGNO F.C. and the Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ made a substitution. Leonardo Dominic replaced Elvio Lucado. After a rather tough play, COLLEGNO F.C.'s Özal Gerdaneri got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Vassilis Vonortas came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ 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 Vassilis Vonortas couldn't finish the play. Xu Zheng Zhou came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Vassilis Vonortas. But to his dismay, Vassilis Vonortas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 36 minutes into the match, Mats Ekerot notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou. Xu Zheng Zhou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Vassilis Vonortas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xu Zheng Zhou was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Cristoforo Arcangeli got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kert Vähi. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Vonortas, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kert Vähi made a kick off. COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Jiang Lang Jian scored to the left of an out of position Xu Zheng Zhou, making the score, 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Vassilis Vonortas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s supporters rose to their feet, but Vassilis Vonortas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xu Zheng Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 56 minutes into the game, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Vassilis Vonortas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xu Zheng Zhou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vassilis Vonortas's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. After taking down the ball on Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s corner Leonardo Dominic fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Xu Zheng Zhou quite easily take care of the ball. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Lastra Pinga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Paul West in the 63rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vassilis Vonortas in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xu Zheng Zhou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Erubiel Atarrabi was substituted for Cirilo Osorio. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Leonardo Dominic quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Achille Villa, made in the 74th minute of the game. Vassilis Vonortass short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Xu Zheng Zhou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Xu Zheng Zhou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mats Ekerot went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. In the 81st match minute, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Glogowski to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the game, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Vassilis Vonortas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xu Zheng Zhou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ played a much better game than COLLEGNO F.C. and deserved their victory. The COLLEGNO F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.