Official Cup

KEZL TAH MAYDANE
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augusto Stephen started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Faruk Akram ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shen Yi Yuan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's goalkeeper Artuur Akram, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artuur Akram showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Stephen, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, Ferenc Ferencz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stanislav Georgiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Faruk Akram slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shen Yi Yuan. That made the score 2-0 after 21 minutes of play. Gilvan Paes hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Artuur Akram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvard Carlsson in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Markus Alfheim came free, but Shen Yi Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shen Yi Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislav Georgiev in the 32nd minute of play. Artuur Akram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vangel Hrulev in the 34th minute of play. If Markus Alfheim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Markus Alfheim fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 39 minutes into the match, Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Markus Alfheim. When Cris Beckenbauer fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Goblins F.C.'s protests and gave Cris Beckenbauer a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Goblins F.C.'s Cris Beckenbauer got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Faruk Akram sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Georgiev in the 44th minute of play forced Goblins F.C.'s goalkeeper Shen Yi Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

After having played for 53 minutes, Abelardo Pitta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Goblins F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Abelardo Pitta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shen Yi Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Georgiev in the 57th minute of the match. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Goblins F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Muhamed Akram took the corner. Markus Alfheim made a great header on XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's corner, it was just that Goblins F.C.'s Shen Yi Yuan managed to reach the ball for a save. The XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Stanislav Georgiev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edvard Carlsson in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artuur Akram saved XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB from getting behind. The supporters of XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB booed when Goblins F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferenc Ferencz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Markus Alfheim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Shen Yi Yuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Faruk Akram's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shen Yi Yuan was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Shen Yi Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buğrahan Yılmaz in the 89th minute of the match. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's Artuur Akram proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB from getting a goal against them. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.