Official Cup

湖南株洲神龙
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bickford Cochrane got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes, 柯益广 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 湖南株洲永胜队 and the Rodborough players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, 湖南株洲永胜队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 柯益广 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clifford Copelin in the 3rd minute of play forced 湖南株洲永胜队's goalkeeper 周志城 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, 郝沙强 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. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Bickford Cochrane sped through 湖南株洲永胜队's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 周志城. 湖南株洲永胜队's 周志城 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bickford Cochrane in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, 湖南株洲永胜队's goal looked a bit too open when Rufus Salcedo came free, but 周志城 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Rodborough getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Carlos Couzens hit a great ball. 周志城 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bickford Cochrane in the 27th minute of the match. 周志城 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bickford Cochrane, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bickford Cochrane in the 32nd minute of play forced 湖南株洲永胜队's goalkeeper 周志城 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes of play, Rodborough's Clifford Copelin made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 周志城 was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nilson Howarth struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. 周志城 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rodborough. The Rodborough fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Rodborough's Bickford Cochrane looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 麦景朗 hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Bickford Cochrane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rodborough's supporters rose to their feet, but Bickford Cochrane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 周志城 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 徐松西 to strike the kick off in the second half. 湖南株洲永胜队's 周志城 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save 湖南株洲永胜队 from getting a goal against them. In the 57th minute, Bickford Cochrane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rodborough fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Rufus Salcedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but 周志城 made a huge save. Carlos Couzens hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 周志城 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clifford Copelin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Rodborough's Ren Burton dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. In the 77th minute, Bickford Cochrane 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. 78 minutes into the match, 湖南株洲永胜队's goalkeeper 周志城 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bickford Cochrane. Bickford Cochrane did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-8 to the left of a surprised 周志城 80 minutes into the match. With his leg 周志城 managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Rodborough's Bickford Cochrane fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 84 minutes into the game, Rufus Salcedo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rodborough's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 湖南株洲永胜队 the free kick. Rufus Salcedo kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, 湖南株洲永胜队's goal looked a bit too open when Clifford Copelin came free, but 周志城 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rufus Salcedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 周志城 having to interfere. After 91 played minutes 湖南株洲永胜队 got a freekick which was hit by 柯益广. 96 minutes into the match, 湖南株洲永胜队's goalkeeper 周志城 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rufus Salcedo. 周志城 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bickford Cochrane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The 湖南株洲永胜队 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Rodborough were clearly better and deserved to take the win.