Official Cup

大连星海湾大球场
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wiktor Jakobsson got the match started through his kick off. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 龙适树 in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Boris Gernberg got a free kick in the 7th minute. Anders Hjälm made in the 10th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Harry Thedin immediately put the ball in play. After a defensive mix-up in 『挑战者』大连星海湾's zone, Wiktor Jakobsson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 郝思骏 came out of the goal and Wiktor Jakobsson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 14 minutes, Anders Hjälm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eleven Nation Army and the 『挑战者』大连星海湾 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th minute, Anders Hjälm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to 『挑战者』大连星海湾 getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. 邱翀西 hit a great ball. After having played for 23 minutes, 邱翀西 managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's supporters crossed their fingers, but 邱翀西 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 郝思骏 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Thedin, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Konrad Petersson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when 谢希晨 got free with Konrad Petersson in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 巩超荣 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Anders Hjälm, made in the 45th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 邱翀西 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 邱翀西 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, 谢希晨 made a precise shot to the right of Konrad Petersson. Eleven Nation Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Konrad Petersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邱翀西, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Konrad Petersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 谢希晨, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Wiktor Jakobsson hit a great ball. The supporters of 『挑战者』大连星海湾 booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Jakobsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Eleven Nation Army's zone, 谢希晨 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Konrad Petersson came out of the goal and 谢希晨 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd match minute, 『挑战者』大连星海湾 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 巩昂朗 to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, 俞珂宁 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 『挑战者』大连星海湾 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 谢希晨 got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Konrad Petersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 谢希晨, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The 『挑战者』大连星海湾 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Eleven Nation Army had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.