Official Cup

Algarve XXI
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) After 7 minutes of play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Gonzalo Lixandro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wei Bing Ran was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Real Chelsea's Wei Bing Ran got control of the ball when Rodolfo Faria tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wei Bing Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 14th minute of play. Qiu Chuan Ran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timothy Thorne in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Real Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Faria came free, but Wei Bing Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Rodolfo Faria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wei Bing Ran made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Real Chelsea's Wei Bing Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Faria in the 26th minute of play. With a little luck, Real Chelsea's Wei Bing Ran got control of the ball when Raimundo Ventura tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Raimundo Ventura made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wei Bing Ran was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wei Bing Ran made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Raimundo Ventura sent off a good shot on target. Wei Bing Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Faria in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Menelaos Damianos hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Rodolfo Faria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute, Rodolfo Faria ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wei Bing Ran was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Raimundo Ventura scored 6-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wei Bing Ran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute of the match Santiago Macena sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wei Bing Ran skillfully saved the ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Modesto Bras was substituted for Israel Carvalhal. Wei Bing Ran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raimundo Ventura went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. 74 minutes into the game, Rodd Commons was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Chelsea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. the free kick. After 75 played minutes Real Chelsea got a freekick which was hit by Rodd Commons. In the 76th minute of the match Menelaos Damianos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wei Bing Ran showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Real Chelsea's Wei Bing Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 77th minute of play. Real Chelsea's Wei Bing Ran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Ventura in the 81st minute of play. Gonzalo Lixandro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wei Bing Ran having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Raimundo Ventura 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. In the 91st minute Gonzalo Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wei Bing Ran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gonzalo Lixandro came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. 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 Gonzalo Lixandro couldn't finish the play. Wei Bing Ran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Ventura, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. were the better team. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.