Official Cup

常州市奥林匹克中心
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Yulian Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodd Laing in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, 陶峰国 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. After 8 played minutes Cosa nostra Lyon got a freekick which was hit by Zé Moreno. Yulian Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodd Laing in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Rodd Laing left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cosa nostra Lyon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Tim Ménet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陶峰国 in the 16th minute of play forced Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Clem Fath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosa nostra Lyon's attentive Davy Patron managed to snatch the ball when 尹川林 made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. Clem Fath made an important save on a dangerous shot by 任景桦 in the 23rd minute. 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's Yulian Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodd Laing in the 24th minute of play. Yulian Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hercule Frison in the 30th minute of play. Rodd Laing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Yulian Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Cosa nostra Lyon's Clem Fath got control of the ball when 任景桦 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Cosa nostra Lyon's Davy Patron sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yulian Courtois narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davy Patron in the 42nd minute of play forced 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's goalkeeper Yulian Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陶峰国 in the 45th minute of play forced Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Clem Fath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clem Fath showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 任景桦, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hercule Frison made a kick off. 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's Yulian Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davy Patron in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cosa nostra Lyon's Thierry Platon got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Clem Fath, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th match minute, Cosa nostra Lyon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Ménet to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 60 minutes, 陶峰国 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量's supporters crossed their fingers, but 陶峰国 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute, 陶峰国 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 『盛世メ名門』中国新力量 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Cosa nostra Lyon made a substitution. Erwann Patrice replaced Hercule Frison. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 陶峰国 in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clem Fath saved Cosa nostra Lyon from getting behind. After 78 played minutes Cosa nostra Lyon got a freekick which was hit by Thierry Platon. An unexpectedly hard shot by 陶峰国 in the 80th minute of play forced Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Clem Fath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, 陶峰国 made a precise shot to the right of Clem Fath. Cosa nostra Lyon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 91st play minutes Rodd Laing shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Yulian Courtois and just under the crossbar into goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.