Official Cup

HALO Stadium
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Desislav Sergeev took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renato Katančić during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 played minutes Crni Tigrovi got a freekick which was hit by Renato Katančić. Du Jie Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Velimir Vizek in the 6th minute of play. Du Jie Ran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Velimir Vizek's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. HALO HANGZHOU's Bo-Erik McNamara got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velimir Vizek in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Du Jie Ran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Du Jie Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Velimir Vizek, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Velimir Vizek in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Du Jie Ran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Miroslav Agbaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute Velimir Vizek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Du Jie Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st match minute, Crni Tigrovi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garikoitz Revuelta to maneuver through the defense. Renato Katančić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Du Jie Ran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renato Katančić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes into the match, Crni Tigrovi's goal looked a bit too open when Lin Yu Hai came free, but Nebojša Jerić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Crni Tigrovi's goal looked a bit too open when Desislav Sergeev came free, but Nebojša Jerić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. HALO HANGZHOU's Du Jie Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Velimir Vizek in the 34th minute of play. Peng Kang Xing charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peng Kang Xing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to HALO HANGZHOU getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Peng Kang Xing hit a great ball. With a little luck, Crni Tigrovi's Nebojša Jerić got control of the ball when Bo-Erik McNamara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Du Jie Ran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pompiliu Bacalbașa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

After 51 minutes of play, Crni Tigrovi's Pompiliu Bacalbașa made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Du Jie Ran was left in no man's land by his defense there! Crni Tigrovi's Nebojša Jerić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desislav Sergeev in the 56th minute of play. Du Jie Ran was a little too slow when Velimir Vizek got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 0-3. Du Jie Ran made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Velimir Vizek sent off a good shot on target. When Renato Katančić came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Crni Tigrovi 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 Renato Katančić couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, HALO HANGZHOU's goal looked a bit too open when Renato Katančić came free, but Du Jie Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Desislav Sergeev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nebojša Jerić was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. If Velimir Vizek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Du Jie Ran stood somewhat misplaced when Velimir Vizek came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 82 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo-Erik McNamara in the 86th minute of play forced Crni Tigrovi's goalkeeper Nebojša Jerić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Du Jie Ran made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Miroslav Agbaba sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute of the match Crni Tigrovi got a corner. HALO HANGZHOU's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Paško Kukavica ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Crni Tigrovi's corner Paško Kukavica fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Du Jie Ran quite easily take care of the ball. Crni Tigrovi played a much better game than HALO HANGZHOU and deserved their victory. The HALO HANGZHOU players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.