Official Cup

Le volcan silmontois
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luiz Eduardo Xavier kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the match, SILMONT's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Ståhlberg came free, but Qiu Zhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SILMONT's Qiu Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thor Ståhlberg in the 13th minute of play. SILMONT were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Bergandy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thomas Albaret took the corner. The corner led to SILMONT's Titouan Canal getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Eduardo Xavier in the 18th minute of play forced SILMONT's goalkeeper Qiu Zhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, SILMONT's goal looked a bit too open when Thor Ståhlberg came free, but Qiu Zhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bergandy's Thor Ståhlberg in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SILMONT's goalie prevented a goal. Franco Di Massa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martial Haas in the 29th minute. The audience was convinced that Thor Ståhlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Zhi was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, Sven Granberg notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of SILMONT's Qiu Zhi. Qiu Zhi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Franco Di Massa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martial Haas in the 37th minute. Martial Haas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Franco Di Massa made a huge save. Franco Di Massa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Albaret, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Petter Hult kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Bergandy's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Albaret came free, but Franco Di Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martial Haas was the one to do the kick off. Titouan Canal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franco Di Massa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Titouan Canal scored 2-1 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franco Di Massa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Qiu Zhi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thor Ståhlberg's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. After 54 minutes, Thor Ståhlberg made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. SILMONT's Qiu Zhi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 57 minutes into the match, Thomas Albaret had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Di Massa. Bergandy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thomas Albaret was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. If Titouan Canal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SILMONT's João Carlos Schmidt was substituted for Freddy Escudié. SILMONT's Javier Bordat was substituted for Thomas Albaret. Qiu Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thor Ståhlberg in the 64th minute of the match. Franco Di Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Guimarães, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Sven Granberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bergandy's Ingvar Molander was substituted for Luiz Eduardo Xavier. With an all-out effort, Bergandy's Qiu Zhi threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Daniel Koch, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. SILMONT's Titouan Canal got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 74 minutes of play, SILMONT's Adriano Guimarães made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Di Massa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 80 minutes, Javier Bordat made it 5-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bergandy's Franco Di Massa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Qiu Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Granberg in the 86th minute of the match. Bergandy's Franco Di Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martial Haas in the 87th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, SILMONT's Martial Haas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franco Di Massa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. SILMONT's Qiu Zhi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save SILMONT from getting a goal against them. Franco Di Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martial Haas, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Daniel Koch scored 6-3 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Qiu Zhi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SILMONT had won after a very even match.