Official Cup

Vester Såby Arena
Spectators: 2528 (Terracing: 1897, Seating: 581, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mai Quan Peng kicked off to start the match. Einar Klysnov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Vincente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute, Seed Town West's Mai Quan Peng dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 14th minute Mai Quan Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yang Ming Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Filip Tăcutu got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Quan Peng in the 16th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yang Ming Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Quan Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Quan Peng in the 24th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Iordache Donici cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Einar Klysnov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Einar Klysnov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herminio Vincente in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Napier in the 32nd minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mai Quan Peng succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 33rd playminute. Roland Smolarek kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 40th minute Herminio Vincente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Klysnov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Yang Ming Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Quan Peng in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iordache Donici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Yang Ming Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Seed Town West getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Melquiades Eguerdi hit a great ball. Roland Smolarek struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Einar Klysnov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C Ａ R D I N Ａ L. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cazimir Bărbătescu got free with Einar Klysnov in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yang Ming Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Quan Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Seed Town West's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ercole Mancini in the 61st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie and right to Haroldo Napier. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 63 minutes into the match, Seed Town West's goalkeeper Einar Klysnov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herminio Vincente. Yang Ming Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Quan Peng in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herminio Vincente in the 71st minute of play forced Seed Town West's goalkeeper Einar Klysnov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Einar Klysnov made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Iordache Donici sent off a good shot on target. Einar Klysnov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iordache Donici, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seed Town West made a substitution. Cosme Justin replaced Ercole Mancini. Yang Ming Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Napier in the 86th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cazimir Bărbătescu got free with Einar Klysnov in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

For all the effort they put into the match, the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Seed Town West.