Official Cup

苏州奥体中心
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 谢希晨 made the kick off which started today's match. When 邱翀西 fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 『挑战者』大连星海湾's protests and gave 邱翀西 a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes 『挑战者』大连星海湾 got a freekick which was hit by 邱翀西. In the 4th minute of the match Jerry Hock shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 郝思骏 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when 『挑战者』大连星海湾 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. 巩超荣 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute of the match Gerard Hong shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but 郝思骏 showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jerry Hock charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerry Hock the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 8 minutes into the game, 邱翀西 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Afiq Hongyi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute, 谢希晨 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: 0-2. Sean Yip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 23 minutes, Alam Chan made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 郝思骏 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Braddell during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Felix Braddell kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Afiq Hongyi 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. Sean Yip received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. 郝思骏 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 39 minutes, 谢希晨 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 谢希晨 was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 42nd play minutes 谢希晨 shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Afiq Hongyi and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 47th minute, 谢希晨 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afiq Hongyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The throw-in from Felix Braddell in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 严军岩. 谢希晨 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Afiq Hongyi made a huge save. 57 minutes into the game, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Sean Yip nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 郝思骏 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. The supporters of 『挑战者』大连星海湾 booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jithu Low didn't get a good kick on the ball. 『挑战者』大连星海湾 made a substitution. 巩昂朗 replaced 鲁正伟. In the 64th match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jithu Low to maneuver through the defense. 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Felix Braddell got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Felix Braddell off the ground. 郝思骏 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sean Yip in the 75th minute of the match. During the 76th minute of the match 邱翀西 completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave 邱翀西 a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 booed when 『挑战者』大连星海湾 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. 邱翀西 didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jithu Low during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 『挑战者』大连星海湾 booed when 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jithu Low didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jithu Low was shown his second yellow card after 79 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 80 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Jithu Low. In the 81st minute, 谢希晨 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afiq Hongyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by 谢希晨 in the 84th minute of play forced 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goalkeeper Afiq Hongyi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 谢希晨 came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the 『挑战者』大连星海湾 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 谢希晨 couldn't finish the play. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.