Official Cup

Gan Jah Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saul Goodman started the match with the kick off. Kerry Sellers scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Feng Chao Wei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saul Goodman. Farid Mondragón made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Saul Goodman sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Borges in the 16th minute of play forced C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Villa Verde FC's Feng Chao Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerry Sellers in the 17th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Erivaldo Borges came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerry Sellers in the 30th minute of play forced Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Feng Chao Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 played minutes C. A. Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Eric Snowden. In the 34th minute, Grigore Coroian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Saul Goodman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Mondragón was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Farid Mondragón didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saul Goodman went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Farid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Goodman in the 44th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Saul Goodman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Mondragón was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. In the 46th minute, Saul Goodman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Farid Mondragón was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xu Yun Quan to make the kick off. Feng Chao Wei made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Sidney Forbes sent off a good shot on target. Sidney Forbes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Villa Verde FC made a substitution. Luís Guilherme Cearense replaced Saul Goodman. Villa Verde FC's Belmiro Borges was substituted for Dida Viana. Villa Verde FC's Feng Chao Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerry Sellers in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Kerry Sellers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feng Chao Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Guilherme Cearense came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Guilherme Cearense's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Farid Mondragón read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Villa Verde FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while C. A. Independiente had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.