Official Cup

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Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's 雷烽克 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Robbin De Mare didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristiano Messi went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Cristiano Messi came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Corinthians 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 Cristiano Messi couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, Cristiano Messi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's Robbin De Mare. Robbin De Mare was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Cristiano Messi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Messi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robbin De Mare breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th minute Corinthians were awarded a corner. Jiang Yi Chong went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Jiang Yi Chong got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Robbin De Mare quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 32ndth minute of the game Cristiano Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's Robbin De Mare was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 35th minute Corinthians were awarded a corner. Jiang Yi Chong went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by 柳平默 in the 38th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Jaime Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th match minute, Corinthians was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Mas to maneuver through the defense. Robbin De Mare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

51 minutes into the match, Corinthians's Cristiano Messi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robbin De Mare narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Corinthians were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jiang Yi Chong took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Iván Urtzi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Cristiano Messi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Robbin De Mare when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 59 minutes into the game, Corinthians's Cristiano Messi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robbin De Mare made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When 方强文 fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's protests and gave 方强文 a yellow card for diving instead. Cristiano Messi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Robbin De Mare firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopoldo Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's 方强文 managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Şensoy Sualp in the 66 minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Corinthians's Cristiano Messi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Robbin De Mare. That made the score 0-4 after 67 minutes of play. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's goalkeeper Robbin De Mare, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 1-4 when 雷烽克 sped through Corinthians's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jaime Almeida. In the 77th minute, one of 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部. When the match had been going on for 78 minutes, Corinthians's Iván Urtzi got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Robbin De Mare. Robbin De Mare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Messi in the 83rd minute of play forced 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's goalkeeper Robbin De Mare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Robbin De Mare made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Corinthians's Kiril Biradzhiev got a free kick in the 88th minute. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Kiril Biradzhiev hit a great ball. The supporters of 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 booed when Corinthians was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubinho de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. 胡常军 took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaime Almeida. Corinthians's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Corinthians's José Vítor Ramos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robbin De Mare made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. When the match was over Corinthians could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 throughout the match.