Official Cup

Parkstad Limburg
Spectators: 449 (Terracing: 337, Seating: 103, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martijn Makaay got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martijn Makaay in the 3rd minute of play forced 东方远大队's goalkeeper Gervasio Estefan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Belchior Mamalis got free with Gervasio Estefan in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martijn Makaay in the 5th minute of play forced 东方远大队's goalkeeper Gervasio Estefan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Belchior Mamalis got free with Gervasio Estefan in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 东方远大队's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Martijn Makaay scored to the left of an out of position Gervasio Estefan, making the score, 1-0. Martijn Makaay might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gervasio Estefan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martijn Makaay ran back to his position shaking his head. 12 minutes into the game, 邓然竞 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 东方远大队's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Limburg FC the free kick. In the 12th match minute, 东方远大队 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓然竞 to maneuver through the defense. Gervasio Estefan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy de Boer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 东方远大队's Gervasio Estefan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martijn Makaay in the 16th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in 东方远大队's zone, Roy de Boer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gervasio Estefan came out of the goal and Roy de Boer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 22 minutes into the match, 东方远大队's goalkeeper Gervasio Estefan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roy de Boer. After 25 played minutes Limburg FC got a freekick which was hit by Martijn Makaay. When 孟竞凡 fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 东方远大队's protests and gave 孟竞凡 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 东方远大队 getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. 孟竞凡 hit a great ball. If Belchior Mamalis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roy de Boer hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Limburg FC's Roy de Boer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gervasio Estefan. Gervasio Estefan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 39th minute, Limburg FC's Martijn Makaay dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 47th minute, Limburg FC's Belchior Mamalis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Gervasio Estefan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Belchior Mamalis went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 邓然竞 was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, 东方远大队's 邓然竞 got a free kick in the 66th minute. 赵然青 hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 陆政南 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. 朱德洋 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gervasio Estefan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martijn Makaay in the 76th minute of the match. Gervasio Estefan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martijn Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gervasio Estefan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martijn Makaay in the 80th minute of the match. 东方远大队 made a substitution. 魏阳夕 replaced 黄明峰. 92 minutes into the match, 东方远大队's 陆政南 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 朱德洋 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Roy de Boer hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 东方远大队 made a substitution. 邓宁霆 replaced 钱亮诚. After 94 played minutes Limburg FC got a freekick which was hit by Roy de Boer.

Limburg FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.