Official Cup

泰合百花公园球场
Spectators: 734 (Terracing: 551, Seating: 169, VIP seats: 14) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilfredo Quinto kicked off to start the match. Edgardo Calvino kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Jeremias Cisco's late challenge caught a DongFeng Honda FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeremias Cisco helped the player get up and apologised. Jeremias Cisco hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Nestor Rito fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leones FC's protests and gave Nestor Rito a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, DongFeng Honda FC's 顾冰夕 got a free kick in the 17th minute. Wilfredo Quinto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for 冯南庭. DongFeng Honda FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. DongFeng Honda FC's 冯南庭 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilfredo Quinto in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute 尹傲棋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 孔瑜威 hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. A collision led to Leones FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Mariano Peyo hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute of the match 肖思兴 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leopoldo Lastur skillfully saved the ball. When Godfredo Ascencio fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leones FC's protests and gave Godfredo Ascencio a yellow card for diving instead. Godfredo Ascencio hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Lastur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孔磊傲 in the 35th minute of the match. Edgardo Calvino kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Leopoldo Lastur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 尹傲棋 in the 37th minute of the match. After 42 played minutes DongFeng Honda FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Zambrano. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Wilfredo Quinto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leones FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilfredo Quinto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 冯南庭 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in DongFeng Honda FC's zone, Leonardo Poz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 冯南庭 came out of the goal and Leonardo Poz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 孔磊傲 made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, DongFeng Honda FC's 孔磊傲 made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo Lastur was left in no man's land by his defense there! 64 minutes into the match, DongFeng Honda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicanor Florinio came free, but 冯南庭 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Zambrano charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Zambrano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 66 played minutes DongFeng Honda FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Zambrano. In the 67th minute of the match, Nicanor Florinio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but 冯南庭 saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 70 played minutes Leones FC got a freekick which was hit by Martin Asier. In the 71st minute 顾冰夕 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Leones FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Wilfredo Quinto hit a great ball. After 73 played minutes, DongFeng Honda FC's 孔瑜威 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leopoldo Lastur came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in DongFeng Honda FC reached it. In the 78th match minute, DongFeng Honda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 肖思兴 to maneuver through the defense. Mariano Peyo hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Lastur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 孔磊傲 in the 85th minute of the match. After 88 played minutes Leones FC got a freekick which was hit by Jeremias Cisco. 冯南庭 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicanor Florinio's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Leopoldo Lastur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 顾冰夕, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Florinio in the 93rd minute of play forced DongFeng Honda FC's goalkeeper 冯南庭 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Wilfredo Quinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leones FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.