Official Cup

Kalahari Desert
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ildefonso Fliz started the match with the kick off. Pankracy Zawacki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邓延云 in the 13th minute of the match. Pankracy Zawacki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Manni in the 15th minute of the match. 郑奕明 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Boubacar Caragea made a huge save. After 21 played minutes Meerkats FC got a freekick which was hit by Andrè Tedesco. 22 minutes into the match, Meerkats FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domingo Manni came free, but Pankracy Zawacki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pankracy Zawacki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gumaro Leturia, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 郑奕明 in the 28th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's goalkeeper Boubacar Caragea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's 傅棋林 made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pankracy Zawacki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pankracy Zawacki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Manni in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Alfred Coleiro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ildefonso Fliz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pankracy Zawacki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gumaro Leturia, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 邓延云 to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Meerkats FC's goalkeeper Pankracy Zawacki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Domingo Manni. Ildefonso Fliz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that 郑奕明's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boubacar Caragea was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Boubacar Caragea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 郑奕明, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Meerkats FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. George Axiaq hit a great ball. Meerkats FC's Pankracy Zawacki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邓延云 in the 68th minute of play. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 booed when Meerkats FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilbert Incorvaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Domingo Manni scored 0-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pankracy Zawacki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pankracy Zawacki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Manni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gumaro Leturia got free with Pankracy Zawacki in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes into the game, Meerkats FC's Alfred Coleiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Boubacar Caragea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When 郑奕明 came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Meerkats FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 郑奕明 couldn't finish the play. After 92 played minutes ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石 got a freekick which was hit by Denis Elorri. After a rather tough play, Meerkats FC's Alfred Coleiro got a free kick in the 95th minute. ≮王者归来≯日本浦和红宝石's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.