Official Cup

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Black Mount™'s Zeng Bin Hui 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. With a little luck, Black Mount™'s Damiano Mucci got control of the ball when Antonio Di Luca tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute, Amedeo Azzolina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Mount™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Damiano Mucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Furia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Black Mount™ defense, Anfilogino Furia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damiano Mucci. The Black Mount™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damiano Mucci should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Anfilogino Furia 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. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Bin Hui in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute Robert Pirès shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Mucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Di Luca got free with Damiano Mucci in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Damiano Mucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Pirès, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Robert Pirès shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Mucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes Old BaoBaB Accademy got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Ursino. Damiano Mucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anfilogino Furia, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Damiano Mucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Di Luca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37thth minute of the game Zeng Bin Hui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old BaoBaB Accademy's Zhang Hong Xun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zhang Hong Xun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Bin Hui in the 38th minute of the match. Black Mount™'s Damiano Mucci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Black Mount™ from getting a goal against them. 43 minutes into the match, Black Mount™'s goalkeeper Damiano Mucci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anfilogino Furia. 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 wind increased when Antonio Di Luca made the kick off in the second half. When Old BaoBaB Accademy's Anfilogino Furia, in the 52nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Old BaoBaB Accademy. In the 60th minute Per Krøldrup shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Mucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeng Bin Hui received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zhang Hong Xun came out and tried to block the shot, but Zeng Bin Hui slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Old BaoBaB Accademy's goalkeeper Zhang Hong Xun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amedeo Azzolina got free with Zhang Hong Xun in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Damiano Mucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Per Krøldrup's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. The audience was convinced that Per Krøldrup's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Mucci was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Antonio Di Luca notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Black Mount™'s Damiano Mucci. Damiano Mucci was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Prince Queen was substituted for Robert Pirès. Zhang Hong Xun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zeng Bin Hui in the 89th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.