Official Cup

Nick Off Sisu Arena
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yiğitcan Tugal started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zack Doughty in the 5th minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Death Ducks's Syd Cullen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Real Death Ducks from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Hultstrand in the 9th minute of play forced Coventry Wasps's goalkeeper Zhao Ran Ming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camilo Ferrara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Syd Cullen made a huge save. In the 16th minute Franklin de Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhao Ran Ming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhao Ran Ming came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Death Ducks's Yiğitcan Tugal. But to his dismay, Yiğitcan Tugal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Franklin de Queiroz hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Zack Doughty ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Syd Cullen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Yiğitcan Tugal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Zhao Ran Ming tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Franklin de Queiroz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhao Ran Ming was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 31st minute Yiğitcan Tugal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhao Ran Ming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franklin de Queiroz in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhao Ran Ming prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 39thth minute of the game Franklin de Queiroz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Coventry Wasps's Zhao Ran Ming was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zhao Ran Ming made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franklin de Queiroz in the 42nd minute of play. Greg McMahon's late challenge caught a Real Death Ducks's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Greg McMahon helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes Coventry Wasps got a freekick which was hit by Greg McMahon. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franklin de Queiroz in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhao Ran Ming prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Real Death Ducks's Franklin de Queiroz, in the 44th 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 Real Death Ducks.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Camilo Ferrara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Coventry Wasps's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Hultstrand came free, but Zhao Ran Ming reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If John Moyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zhao Ran Ming made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Franklin de Queiroz sent off a good shot on target. Real Death Ducks's Franklin de Queiroz got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Hultstrand in the 72nd minute of play forced Coventry Wasps's goalkeeper Zhao Ran Ming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhao Ran Ming showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiğitcan Tugal in the 73rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Robin Hultstrand in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhao Ran Ming prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th minute, Zack Doughty hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Real Death Ducks's Ni Yong Lei was substituted for Wen Feng Shi. Real Death Ducks's Jay Menzies was substituted for Ive Volckaerts. The supporters of Real Death Ducks booed when Coventry Wasps was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zack Doughty didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Real Death Ducks's Franklin de Queiroz in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Coventry Wasps's goalie prevented a goal. If Yiğitcan Tugal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Coventry Wasps's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Yiğitcan Tugal scored to the left of an out of position Zhao Ran Ming, making the score, 1-4. Real Death Ducks's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.