Official Cup

El Monumental
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) 何威庭 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Adrian Chioreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Oxarra in the 5th minute of play. Vinícius Junior struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Marcial Lordi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC米兰. Eric Târban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Chioreanu having to interfere. In the 13th minute of the match, Wu Li Zhi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Adrian Chioreanu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With his leg Adrian Chioreanu managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when RIVER's Wu Li Zhi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When RIVER's Wu Li Zhi, in the 14th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for RIVER. If Bruno Oxarra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adrian Chioreanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Oxarra in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 何威庭 in the 17th minute of play forced RIVER's goalkeeper Marcial Lordi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fidel Gora got in the 19th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Adrian Chioreanu handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Benedict Sheppard came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, AC米兰's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Oxarra came free, but Adrian Chioreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as RIVER's Eric Târban slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adrian Chioreanu. That made the score 2-0 after 29 minutes of play. 42 minutes into the match, RIVER's goal looked a bit too open when Benedict Sheppard came free, but Marcial Lordi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 何威庭 scored 2-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcial Lordi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. RIVER's Domingo Remigio was substituted for Bruno Oxarra. 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 2-1.

52 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC米兰's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Domingo Remigio was slow to take the kick. During this time RIVER's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Eric Târban heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niki Lauda in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adrian Chioreanu saved AC米兰 from getting behind. RIVER's Pipo Benedetto was substituted for Wu Li Zhi. 61 minutes into the match, AC米兰's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Târban came free, but Adrian Chioreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RIVER's Tobias Esparza was substituted for Eric Târban. RIVER's Rosendo Osorio quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hu Yong, made in the 74th minute of the game. Benedict Sheppard might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Lordi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedict Sheppard ran back to his position shaking his head. Vinícius Junior struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Marcial Lordi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC米兰. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pipo Benedetto in the 85th minute of play forced AC米兰's goalkeeper Adrian Chioreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Niki Lauda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RIVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. In the 90th minute Niki Lauda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Chioreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of AC米兰 booed when RIVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Belmiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the AC米兰 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for RIVER.