Official Cup

Madagascar
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Márk Kovács got the match started through his kick off. Qiao Si Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márk Kovács, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Qiao Si Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márk Kovács, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Xie Xuan Li with Kurt Helbig as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Márk Kovács took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Qiao Si Chao. Qiao Si Chao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 25th minute Irjat Çeka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Templars FC's Márk Kovács sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qiao Si Chao narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Márk Kovács had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qiao Si Chao. Leader of Lemurs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Márk Kovács was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Irjat Çeka got free with André Courtois in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Leader of Lemurs's Edgar Gacek got a free kick in the 35th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Leader of Lemurs's goal looked a bit too open when Márk Kovács came free, but Qiao Si Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. André Courtois made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Irjat Çeka sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute Márk Kovács shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiao Si Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Su Xu Xi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Su Xu Xi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. André Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 played minutes Templars FC got a freekick which was hit by Ritchie Engelborgh. André Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irjat Çeka in the 59th minute of play. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petro Shenaj in the 62nd minute of the match. Templars FC's Joaquin Phoenix was substituted for Adelino Marques. Templars FC made a substitution. Jonathan Sammut replaced Márk Kovács. Templars FC's Ziya Onur Muzaffer was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Qiao Si Chao in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Xie Xuan Li's late challenge caught a Templars FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xie Xuan Li helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Sammut in the 72nd minute of play forced Leader of Lemurs's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute Su Xu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petro Shenaj came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute Jonathan Sammut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiao Si Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes in the game, Jonathan Sammut dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Templars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Su Xu Xi came free, but André Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 played minutes Leader of Lemurs got a freekick which was hit by Xie Xuan Li. 86 minutes into the match, Jonathan Sammut notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Leader of Lemurs's Qiao Si Chao. Qiao Si Chao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Templars FC's Jonathan Sammut ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Qiao Si Chao. Qiao Si Chao yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Templars FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.