Official Cup

Stadio Collegno
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) COLLEGNO F.C.'s Oliver Giroud started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boruc Spychalski's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boruc Spychalski in the 5th minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Piarres in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Boruc Spychalski came free, but Xu Zheng Zhou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carter Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kert Vähi in the 22nd minute of play. Xu Zheng Zhou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wlodzimierz Zyskowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Stuart Bayne came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Juventus Telford 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 Stuart Bayne couldn't finish the play. When Ildefonso Piarres came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Juventus Telford 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 Ildefonso Piarres couldn't finish the play. Xu Zheng Zhou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cälal Elxanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Charles-Antoine Dartiguelongue hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juventus Telford's Carter Rulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kert Vähi in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boruc Spychalski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Boruc Spychalski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Xu Zheng Zhou made a huge save. In the 56th minute of the match, Ildefonso Piarres tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Xu Zheng Zhou saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 60 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wlodzimierz Zyskowski came free, but Xu Zheng Zhou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juventus Telford's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stuart Bayne in the 62nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Stuart Bayne got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Xu Zheng Zhou quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save COLLEGNO F.C. from getting a goal against them. Ildefonso Piarres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xu Zheng Zhou having to interfere. Carter Rulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Erruki in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wlodzimierz Zyskowski in the 68th minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stuart Bayne was slow to take the kick. During this time Juventus Telford's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Juventus Telford's Stuart Bayne to fire away a dangerous shot which Xu Zheng Zhou despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Xu Zheng Zhou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ildefonso Piarres in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Boruc Spychalski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Zheng Zhou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Juventus Telford were awarded a corner. Stuart Bayne went to the cornerflag to take it. Carter Rulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kert Vähi, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Boruc Spychalski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boruc Spychalski got free with Xu Zheng Zhou in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 87 minutes into the match, Haroldo Erruki notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Juventus Telford's Carter Rulli. Carter Rulli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ildefonso Piarres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Xu Zheng Zhou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Xu Zheng Zhou successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a defensive mix-up in COLLEGNO F.C.'s zone, Ildefonso Piarres stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xu Zheng Zhou came out of the goal and Ildefonso Piarres tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.