Official Cup

HALO Stadium
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) HALO HANGZHOU's attentive Du Ping Ping managed to snatch the ball when Armandinho Xavier made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. 3 minutes into the game, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Du Jie Ran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Du Jie Ran came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay. But to his dismay, Roy Makaay quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Desislav Sergeev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Nenko Reza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 14th minute of the match Villaverde Celeste Clube got a corner. HALO HANGZHOU's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guo Ao ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nicolai Otamendi to fire away a dangerous shot which Du Jie Ran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 15 minutes HALO HANGZHOU's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guo Ao who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Villaverde Celeste Clube's corner Guo Ao fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Du Jie Ran quite easily take care of the ball. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Du Jie Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qian Lin Yu. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when HALO HANGZHOU was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lin Yu Hai didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when HALO HANGZHOU was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiang Chang Lei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmund Wawrukiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Nenko Reza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Desislav Sergeev in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, HALO HANGZHOU's goal looked a bit too open when Roy Makaay came free, but Du Jie Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes, Roy Makaay made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. HALO HANGZHOU's Du Jie Ran tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Roy Makaay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Du Jie Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jiang Chang Lei made in the 40th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lin Yu Hai. In the 42nd minute of the match Villaverde Celeste Clube got a corner. HALO HANGZHOU's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guo Ao ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Guo Ao almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but HALO HANGZHOU's Du Jie Ran did a great save. In the 47th match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolai Otamendi to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Du Jie Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nenko Reza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desislav Sergeev in the 55th minute of play. HALO HANGZHOU made a substitution. Bo-Erik McNamara replaced Desislav Sergeev. 58 minutes into the game, Du Ping Ping threw the ball into play from the sideline. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Edmund Wawrukiewicz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Roy Makaay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Du Jie Ran was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Du Jie Ran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 61 minutes into the game, Jiang Chang Lei threw the ball into play from the sideline. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Edmund Wawrukiewicz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 70th minute, Roy Makaay made a precise shot to the right of Du Jie Ran. HALO HANGZHOU's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Makaay in the 75th minute of play forced HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Du Jie Ran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Du Jie Ran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Villaverde Celeste Clube made a substitution. Pedro Augusto Vale replaced Armandinho Xavier. Bo-Erik McNamara struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Nenko Reza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HALO HANGZHOU. Villaverde Celeste Clube's William Lucas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jiang Chang Lei, made in the 87th minute of the game. HALO HANGZHOU's Du Jie Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind HALO HANGZHOU's goalkeeper Du Jie Ran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Villaverde Celeste Clube were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after HALO HANGZHOU's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. William Lucas took the corner. Roy Makaay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Du Jie Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Makaay in the 94th minute of play.