Official Cup

Sconvols Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Zhang Hong Xun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Chatziioannou, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Antonio Di Luca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Marchesani having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giannis Chatziioannou in the 9th minute of play forced Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalkeeper Zhang Hong Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Old BaoBaB Accademy's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Giannis Chatziioannou scored to the left of an out of position Zhang Hong Xun, making the score, 1-0. Giannis Chatziioannou might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zhang Hong Xun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giannis Chatziioannou ran back to his position shaking his head. Zhang Hong Xun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giannis Chatziioannou in the 27th minute. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Giannis Chatziioannou sped through Old BaoBaB Accademy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zhang Hong Xun. Zhang Hong Xun didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giannis Chatziioannou went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. When Emilio Buffone came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Old BaoBaB Accademy 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 Emilio Buffone couldn't finish the play. When Sconvols United's Giannis Chatziioannou in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalie prevented a goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Emilio Buffone made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Old BaoBaB Accademy booed when Sconvols United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michal Pikl didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute Olivier Bigler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hong Xun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sconvols United's Giannis Chatziioannou in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalie prevented a goal. Zhang Hong Xun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Chatziioannou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute of the game Renos Karaflas made a throw-in which Prince Queen played forward. With a little luck, Sconvols United's Alvaro Marchesani got control of the ball when Prince Queen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Prince Queen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alvaro Marchesani. Alvaro Marchesani yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Furia in the 83rd minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Alvaro Marchesani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Old BaoBaB Accademy's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Chatziioannou came free, but Zhang Hong Xun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Marchesani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Ursino in the 93rd minute of the match.