Official Cup

天才球场
Spectators: 437 (Terracing: 329, Seating: 100, VIP seats: 8) 顾昂平 took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lawrence Knowles. Lawrence Knowles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Lawrence Knowles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 吕泉彬, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才's 吕泉彬 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lawrence Knowles. Lawrence Knowles yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Lawrence Knowles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 雷钢梁 in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, 雷钢梁 recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Lawrence Knowles. 雷钢梁 showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. 顾昂平 scored 4-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lawrence Knowles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lawrence Knowles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 顾昂平 in the 26th minute of the match. When Roseburn Rovers's Felix Ring in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才's goalie prevented a goal. 顾昂平 took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lawrence Knowles. Lawrence Knowles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 34th match minute, ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 吕泉彬 to maneuver through the defense. Lawrence Knowles was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but 龙真宇 showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 7-0 in the 41 minute of play. Lawrence Knowles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 雷钢梁, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by 梅川川 got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 雷钢梁 to make the kick off. 顾昂平 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Lawrence Knowles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 54 minutes into the game, ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才's 雷钢梁 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lawrence Knowles made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. In the 57th minute, 顾昂平 made a precise shot to the right of Lawrence Knowles. Roseburn Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Lawrence Knowles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 顾昂平 went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. Lawrence Knowles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 雷钢梁 in the 65th minute of the match. When 梅川川 came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才 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 梅川川 couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the match, 顾昂平 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lawrence Knowles. Roseburn Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 顾昂平 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. After 76 played minutes Roseburn Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Brendon Whittingham. If 吕泉彬 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才's 吕泉彬 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lawrence Knowles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gaz Dothery's late challenge caught a ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaz Dothery helped the player get up and apologised. Gaz Dothery hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 顾昂平 in the 91st minute of play forced Roseburn Rovers's goalkeeper Lawrence Knowles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, 顾昂平 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0.

When the referee ended the match the ≮Empire≯☆蜀☆天才 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.