Official Cup

【№1】湖南自由联队
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emiliano Giusto kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after 蔡川雄 fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 6th minute, 蔡川雄 made a precise shot to the right of Fabiano Violento. Old BaoBaB Accademy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 10thth minute of the game 蔡川雄 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old BaoBaB Accademy's Fabiano Violento was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emiliano Giusto might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 谢永榕. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiliano Giusto ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 12th minute Emiliano Giusto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 谢永榕 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【№1】湖南自由联队's 谢永榕 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Giusto in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match Old BaoBaB Accademy got a corner. 【№1】湖南自由联队's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robert Pirès ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 39th minute Anfilogino Furia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 谢永榕 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, 蔡川雄 notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Old BaoBaB Accademy's Fabiano Violento. Fabiano Violento was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Antonio Di Luca was substituted for Emiliano Giusto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Marcolongo in the 46th minute of play forced 【№1】湖南自由联队's goalkeeper 谢永榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute Cesare Marcolongo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 谢永榕 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 蔡川雄 to strike the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Old BaoBaB Accademy's goal looked a bit too open when 蔡川雄 came free, but Fabiano Violento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Antonio Di Luca 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. In the 65th minute 蔡川雄 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Violento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 谢永榕 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Di Luca in the 66th minute of play. In the 68thth minute of the game Anfilogino Furia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【№1】湖南自由联队's 谢永榕 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 谢永榕 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonio Di Luca went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 73rd minute 蔡川雄 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Violento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Anfilogino Furia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 谢永榕 was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. If 叶宇渊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Old BaoBaB Accademy made a substitution. Prince Queen replaced Robert Pirès. Anfilogino Furia kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 谢永榕 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anfilogino Furia in the 89th minute of the match. 叶宇渊 kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Old BaoBaB Accademy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for 【№1】湖南自由联队.