Official Cup

上海中医药大学散客场
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's 白剑竞 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's goal looked a bit too open when Ma Xing Yang came free, but 叶扬晨 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute Tiki Taka FC were awarded a corner. Su Abaunza went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Tiki Taka FC's corner Ma Xing Yang fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and 叶扬晨 quite easily take care of the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Tiki Taka FC's Ma Xing Yang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 叶扬晨 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's goal looked a bit too open when Ragnar Johansson came free, but 叶扬晨 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's Maximiano Molina ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Oséias de Andrade. Oséias de Andrade yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Magdaleno Encina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Magdaleno Encina in the 17th minute of play forced 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's goalkeeper 叶扬晨 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 叶扬晨 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ma Xing Yang in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Sampaio in the 23rd minute of play forced 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's goalkeeper 叶扬晨 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Maximiano Molina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 30th minute of the match, Maximiano Molina got a very nice opportunity to score, but Oséias de Andrade was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 叶扬晨 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magdaleno Encina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Maximiano Molina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oséias de Andrade was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The supporters of 『挑战者』Wolf Totem booed when Tiki Taka FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ma Xing Yang didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Sampaio was the one to do the kick off. Magdaleno Encina might have been able to make a better finish in the 50th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 叶扬晨. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Magdaleno Encina ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Manuel Sampaio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 叶扬晨 was relentless in the 50th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by 白剑竞 in the 58th minute of play forced Tiki Taka FC's goalkeeper Oséias de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes of play, 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's Maximiano Molina made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oséias de Andrade was left in no man's land by his defense there! 『挑战者』Wolf Totem made a substitution. 傅康阳 replaced Metodi Deyanov. 叶扬晨 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magdaleno Encina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oséias de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiano Molina in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's goal looked a bit too open when Ragnar Johansson came free, but 叶扬晨 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Magdaleno Encina cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. 叶扬晨 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 『挑战者』Wolf Totem made a substitution. 倪阳政 replaced 白剑竞. Oséias de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 倪阳政, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Sampaio in the 81st minute of play forced 『挑战者』Wolf Totem's goalkeeper 叶扬晨 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 叶扬晨 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magdaleno Encina in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute 倪阳政 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oséias de Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.