Official Cup

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erwin Jadamowitz started the match with the kick off. Jyrki Kujanpää scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liu Xing Qiang, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Francesco Coscia did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Yorrick Zoethout 6 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aykutalp Tecelli in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liu Xing Qiang saved Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC from getting behind. Serafim Malta took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yorrick Zoethout. Yorrick Zoethout dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 18 minutes into the game, Melker Gudmundsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SV Balverliefd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC the free kick. The supporters of Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC booed when SV Balverliefd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melker Gudmundsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jyrki Kujanpää in the 24th minute of play. Liu Xing Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aykutalp Tecelli in the 31st minute of the match. Liu Xing Qiang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aykutalp Tecelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Aykutalp Tecelli sped through Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Liu Xing Qiang. In the 39th minute, Steven Homan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Felix van As hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, SV Balverliefd's goalkeeper Yorrick Zoethout had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Coscia. Erwin Jadamowitz hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aykutalp Tecelli to make the kick off. Liu Xing Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix van As in the 51st minute of the match. After 52 minutes, Jyrki Kujanpää mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SV Balverliefd and the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jyrki Kujanpää hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, SV Balverliefd's Lisandro Heerckes got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Yorrick Zoethout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Coscia in the 54th minute of play. In the 54th minute Erwin Jadamowitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yorrick Zoethout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Serafim Malta notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of SV Balverliefd's Yorrick Zoethout. Yorrick Zoethout was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's zone, Aykutalp Tecelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liu Xing Qiang came out of the goal and Aykutalp Tecelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Steven Homan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Liu Xing Qiang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix van As fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liu Xing Qiang having to interfere. After 85 minutes Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Virgil Lindelöf who took care of the corner kick. SV Balverliefd's Virgil Lindelöf was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Liu Xing Qiang in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 87 played minutes SV Balverliefd got a freekick which was hit by Lisandro Heerckes. SV Balverliefd were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Virgil Lindelöf took the corner. SV Balverliefd's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.