Official Cup

New York Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Chico Valadares made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Lu Lin Kuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liviu Rada blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matias Taffarel having to make a save. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Rada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Pastor Pio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qian Ying Lang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Washington Netto kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Pastor Pio hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Rada in the 14th minute of play. Robert Uncescu made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LIVERPOOL FC's João Pedro Marquez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liviu Rada in the 21st minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. . SC Manhattan .'s Lu Lin Kuan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kjell Kämpe, made in the 24th minute of the game. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Rada in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Pastor Pio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. . SC Manhattan .'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LIVERPOOL FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Pastor Pio got a free kick in the 29th minute. The supporters of LIVERPOOL FC booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lu Lin Kuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd match minute, LIVERPOOL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kang Guang Chao to maneuver through the defense. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liviu Rada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute, Lu Lin Kuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. LIVERPOOL FC's Aurel Corlățean got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Aurel Corlățean's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matias Taffarel was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Liviu Rada struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Matias Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LIVERPOOL FC. After 44 minutes, 洪泉挺 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LIVERPOOL FC and the . SC Manhattan . players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Pastor Pio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Washington Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Qian Ying Lang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LIVERPOOL FC's Jurand Wielopolski was substituted for Aurel Corlățean. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kang Guang Chao in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute Pastor Pio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qian Ying Lang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute Kjell Kämpe suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Robert Uncescu's late challenge caught a LIVERPOOL FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Robert Uncescu helped the player get up and apologised. LIVERPOOL FC's Mehmet Anıl Nusrettin was substituted for Kjell Kämpe. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Robert Uncescu got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kang Guang Chao in the 68th minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qian Ying Lang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Liviu Rada came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When . SC Manhattan .'s Pastor Pio in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LIVERPOOL FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Jurand Wielopolski put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Matias Taffarel. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Rada in the 79th minute of the match. If Liviu Rada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jurand Wielopolski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Matias Taffarel made a huge save. Qian Ying Lang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Valadares in the 91st minute of play. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liviu Rada in the 92nd minute of play.