National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 西门 金 got the match started through his kick off. Di Bo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scott Bradbury, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Di Bo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Bradbury in the 8th minute of the match. U21 Andorra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Russ Griggs in the 9th minute. The corner led to U21 Andorra's Javi Guerra getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 西门 金 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Casey Orchard having to interfere. After a rather tough play, U21 Andorra's Pierce Cole got a free kick in the 19th minute. A collision led to U21 Andorra getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ashley Haigh hit a great ball. U21 Andorra's Casey Orchard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 西门 金 in the 21st minute of play. A nice corner shot did that 盛世 武磊 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Casey Orchard quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 24th minute, 西门 金 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 China fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 盛世 武磊 hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 西门 金 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Casey Orchard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute of the match U21 China got a corner. U21 Andorra's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 盛世 武磊 ran over to the corner to take the kick. Casey Orchard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 西门 金 in the 38th minute of play. After 39 minutes U21 Andorra's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was 盛世 武磊 who took care of the corner kick. U21 China's 盛世 武磊 was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Casey Orchard in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. U21 Andorra's Eddy Lydiate was substituted for Charles Greenwood. U21 Andorra made a substitution. Karl Moss replaced Eric Morgan.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Scott Bradbury made a kick off. After having played for 57 minutes, 西门 金 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 China's supporters crossed their fingers, but 西门 金 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 西门 金 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casey Orchard having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miles Milligan in the 69th minute of play forced U21 China's goalkeeper Di Bo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 西门 金 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Casey Orchard made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Scott Bradbury in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Di Bo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 西门 金 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Casey Orchard having to make a save. 82 minutes into the match, U21 Andorra's goalkeeper Casey Orchard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 西门 金. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, 西门 金 managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 China's supporters rose to their feet, but 西门 金 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Casey Orchard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of U21 Andorra booed when U21 China was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. 盛世 武磊 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The U21 China players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.