Official Cup

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Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Miguel Van Mechelen took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, YR Mechelen's Joop Leemans got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute, Jozef Van Acker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 7th minute of play forced YR Mechelen's goalkeeper Yanick Verschelde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pan Jian Yong blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yanick Verschelde having to make a save. In the 9th minute Pan Jian Yong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanick Verschelde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yanick Verschelde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 10th minute of play. Yanick Verschelde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 13th minute of play. When Lions United's Pan Jian Yong in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye YR Mechelen's goalie prevented a goal. Pan Jian Yong might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yanick Verschelde. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pan Jian Yong ran back to his position shaking his head. Yanick Verschelde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pan Jian Yong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yanick Verschelde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 17th minute of the match. Yanick Verschelde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 18th minute of play. Pan Jian Yong struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Yanick Verschelde didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lions United. Lions United's Rafli Leonard managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Glenn Imbereghs in the 22 minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pan Jian Yong in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yanick Verschelde prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes into the game, Lions United's Pan Jian Yong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yanick Verschelde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Yanick Verschelde came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Lions United's Pan Jian Yong. But to his dismay, Pan Jian Yong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Pan Jian Yong scored 0-3 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yanick Verschelde, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pan Jian Yong's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yanick Verschelde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. After 37 played minutes YR Mechelen got a freekick which was hit by Leo Van Mechelen. 38 minutes into the game, Pan Jian Yong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Yanick Verschelde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. YR Mechelen's Yanick Verschelde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pan Jian Yong was the one to do the kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Pan Jian Yong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but YR Mechelen's Yanick Verschelde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yanick Verschelde came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Lions United's Pan Jian Yong. But to his dismay, Pan Jian Yong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Yanick Verschelde didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pan Jian Yong went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. If Pan Jian Yong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lions United's Pan Jian Yong got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lions United's Firmo Linde quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joop Leemans, made in the 69th minute of the game. Yanick Verschelde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 70th minute of play. After some careless play in the YR Mechelen defense, Pan Jian Yong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yanick Verschelde. The YR Mechelen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yanick Verschelde should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd minute Pan Jian Yong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yanick Verschelde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 74 minutes YR Mechelen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gao Cheng Yun who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Gao Cheng Yun almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but YR Mechelen's Yanick Verschelde did a great save. In the 76thth minute of the game Pan Jian Yong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but YR Mechelen's Yanick Verschelde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yanick Verschelde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Pan Jian Yong put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Yanick Verschelde. Yanick Verschelde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 82nd minute. 88 minutes into the match, YR Mechelen's goal looked a bit too open when Pan Jian Yong came free, but Yanick Verschelde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alan Wirinckx during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th match minute, YR Mechelen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Wirinckx to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Lions United's Peng De Guang in action when he in the 90th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! When Joop Leemans fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored YR Mechelen's protests and gave Joop Leemans a yellow card for diving instead. Joop Leemans kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After 94 played minutes YR Mechelen got a freekick which was hit by Alan Wirinckx. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pan Jian Yong in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yanick Verschelde saved YR Mechelen from getting behind.