Official Cup

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Phillip McKeochan got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyuboslav Penev in the 4th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Jesse McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Natã Pereira fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A A Arizona's protests and gave Natã Pereira a yellow card for diving instead. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wal McVean in the 10th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Humberto Bastos got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute, Wal McVean ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hu Zhen Hong was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hu Zhen Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 雷益铮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hu Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Gordon in the 30th minute of play. Hu Zhen Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Graeme Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Humberto Bastos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jesse McJames read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Jesse McJames made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lyuboslav Penev in the 44th minute of play. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phillip McKeochan in the 45th minute of the match. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 雷益铮 in the 47th minute of the match.

A A Arizona's Cláudio de Mendonça was substituted for Humberto Bastos. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lyuboslav Penev to make the kick off. After 56 minutes of play, A A Arizona's Natã Pereira made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jesse McJames was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 59 played minutes A A Arizona got a freekick which was hit by Natã Pereira. Hu Zhen Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paddy Thomson in the 65th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Phillip McKeochan lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Hu Zhen Hong. In the 69th minute Tiago Gabriel de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesse McJames saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cláudio de Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Smiddy Celts's Jesse McJames played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cláudio de Mendonça in the 78th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when 雷益铮 got free with Hu Zhen Hong in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hu Zhen Hong was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Graeme Gordon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 83 minute of play. Smiddy Celts made a substitution. Graeme McRobie replaced Graeme Gordon. The supporters of Smiddy Celts booed when A A Arizona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lyuboslav Penev didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phillip McKeochan in the 95th minute of play forced A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Graeme McRobie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Smiddy Celts walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.