Official Cup

山东省体育中心体育场
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Cosimo Taranto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 孟宁寒 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Papetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 蒋磊冰 in the 12th minute of play forced Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Marulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 李潮潮 in the 13th minute of play. Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 蒋磊冰 in the 16th minute of play. When 袁海鹏 fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 山东泰山队's protests and gave 袁海鹏 a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th minute Fabrizio Lizzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 孟宁寒 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldo Marulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 蒋磊冰 in the 26th minute of play. 李潮潮's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aldo Marulli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Cosimo Taranto 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. 32 minutes into the match, Monkey D.Luffy's goalkeeper Aldo Marulli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 蒋磊冰. Monkey D.Luffy:s Aldo Marulli showed great skill when he stopped 汪飞明:s penalty. Aldo Marulli came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by 山东泰山队's 汪飞明. But to his dismay, 汪飞明 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 李潮潮 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 李潮潮 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Aldo Marulli made a huge save. With a little luck, Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli got control of the ball when 狄真南 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute, 蒋磊冰 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 李潮潮 made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Monkey D.Luffy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Papetti to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute, 汪飞明 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. Aldo Marulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 蔡德悦 in the 57th minute of play. Emiliano Soccio charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Soccio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Monkey D.Luffy getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Emiliano Soccio hit a great ball. 李潮潮 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Marulli having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Monkey D.Luffy's Andrea De Angelis got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 70 minutes into the match, 蒋磊冰 notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Monkey D.Luffy's Aldo Marulli. Aldo Marulli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 75 minutes into the game, 唐悦凌 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 山东泰山队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monkey D.Luffy the free kick. The supporters of Monkey D.Luffy booed when 山东泰山队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. 唐悦凌 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cosimo Taranto in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 孟宁寒 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 79 played minutes 山东泰山队 got a freekick which was hit by 汪飞明. Aldo Marulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 蔡德悦, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Aldo Marulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 俞辉亮, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 山东泰山队's 唐悦凌 got his second yellow card of the match in the 93rd minute. The referee ordered 唐悦凌 off the ground. After 94 played minutes 山东泰山队 got a freekick which was hit by 唐悦凌. When the referee ended the match the 山东泰山队 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.