Official Cup

Savannah of Africa
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Patrik Holm made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 2 minutes, Wang Feng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rossangeles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wang Feng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jiang Bing Ning made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrik Holm in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremie Hendrickx in the 9th minute of play forced Cheetah Team's goalkeeper Claes Caspersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claes Caspersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremie Hendrickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes in the game, Fredrik Fors fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jiang Bing Ning having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Anselmo Fantozzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute Yu Bing Hong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Caspersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Jeremie Hendrickx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremie Hendrickx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Patrik Holm charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patrik Holm the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, Patrik Holm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claes Caspersson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Feng in the 23rd minute of play. Wang Feng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Claes Caspersson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fredrik Fors's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jiang Bing Ning read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Cheetah Team's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Egon Ahlbom in the 33rd minute. Claes Caspersson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yu Bing Hong's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yu Bing Hong to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Rossangeles's zone, Valter Mellin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jiang Bing Ning came out of the goal and Valter Mellin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 57 minutes into the match, Cheetah Team's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Bing Hong came free, but Claes Caspersson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Cheetah Team getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tim Askberg hit a great ball. Júlio Passos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Claes Caspersson. Cheetah Team's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Claes Caspersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wang Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jeremie Hendrickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute Wang Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claes Caspersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claes Caspersson came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Rossangeles's Yu Bing Hong. But to his dismay, Yu Bing Hong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Jiang Bing Ning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valter Mellin in the 80th minute of play. If Jeremie Hendrickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yu Bing Hong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claes Caspersson having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Egon Ahlbom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wang Feng struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Claes Caspersson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rossangeles. The supporters of Cheetah Team booed when Rossangeles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo-Ernesto Rivadeneyra-Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rossangeles's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.