Official Cup

Nantian Stadium
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodion Cămătaru got the match started through his kick off. Romeo Gaxan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 3rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, NFC Eagles 22's Ron Moermans got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Guangzhou Dark Horse F.C's goal looked a bit too open when 盛世 高文竞 came free, but Romeo Gaxan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NFC Eagles 22's Ted Jansen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Romeo Gaxan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ciccio Tacconi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodion Cămătaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Guangzhou Dark Horse F.C's goal looked a bit too open when 盛世 高文竞 came free, but Romeo Gaxan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeo Gaxan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 盛世 高文竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romeo Gaxan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 22nd minute of the match. Romeo Gaxan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 29th minute of play. If Rodion Cămătaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If 方常珂 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 45 played minutes NFC Eagles 22 got a freekick which was hit by Pepijn van Boxel. Atarratze Salantes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 盛世 高文竞 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When 盛世 高文竞 came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the NFC Eagles 22 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 盛世 高文竞 couldn't finish the play. Romeo Gaxan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 盛世 高文竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in NFC Eagles 22's zone, Rodion Cămătaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciccio Tacconi came out of the goal and Rodion Cămătaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute 盛世 高文竞 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Gaxan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 66 minutes Guangzhou Dark Horse F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ted Jansen who took care of the corner kick. Guangzhou Dark Horse F.C's Romeo Gaxan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Guangzhou Dark Horse F.C from getting a goal against them. Guangzhou Dark Horse F.C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when 盛世 高文竞 scored to the left of an out of position Romeo Gaxan, making the score, 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Atarratze Salantes in the 72nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by NFC Eagles 22's Ted Jansen. 72 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's 盛世 高文竞 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romeo Gaxan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Romeo Gaxan made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when 盛世 高文竞 sent off a good shot on target. Romeo Gaxan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 83rd minute of the match. 盛世 高文竞's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Romeo Gaxan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 92nd minute, 盛世 高文竞 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. With his leg Romeo Gaxan managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when NFC Eagles 22's 盛世 高文竞 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The NFC Eagles 22 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing NFC Eagles 22 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.