Official Cup

苏州体育中心球场
Spectators: 449 (Terracing: 337, Seating: 103, VIP seats: 9) 俞鹏杰 made the kick off and thus started the match. Dmytro Zhak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 郝风宇 in the 4th minute of the match. After having played for 6 minutes, Myroslav Zanevskyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Philadelphia Union FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Myroslav Zanevskyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Humberto Saron's late challenge caught a 苏州东吴足球俱乐部's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Humberto Saron helped the player get up and apologised. 11 minutes into the match, Myroslav Zanevskyi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 吕弘昆. 苏州东吴足球俱乐部's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Myroslav Zanevskyi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Humberto Saron struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. 吕弘昆 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Philadelphia Union FC. Dmytro Zhak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 俞鹏杰's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Tymur Drabenyuk hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Philadelphia Union FC's Tymur Drabenyuk managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 康乐军 in the 20 minute of the game. Dmytro Zhak was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and 俞鹏杰 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 俞鹏杰 really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 俞鹏杰 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 吕弘昆 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Myroslav Zanevskyi's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. 武鹏挺 hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 吕弘昆 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Myroslav Zanevskyi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 俞鹏杰 kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, 莫凡皓 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 苏州东吴足球俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but 莫凡皓 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dmytro Zhak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 43 minutes into the game, 苏州东吴足球俱乐部's 俞鹏杰 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dmytro Zhak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as 莫凡皓 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dmytro Zhak. That made the score 3-1 in the 46 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Myroslav Zanevskyi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 鲁永真 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Dmytro Zhak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, 康乐军 threw the ball into play from the sideline. Philadelphia Union FC's Tymur Drabenyuk quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 64th minute 莫凡皓 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Zhak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Gaudencio Bermudez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Philadelphia Union FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 苏州东吴足球俱乐部 the free kick. In the 68th match minute, Philadelphia Union FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaudencio Bermudez to maneuver through the defense. Philadelphia Union FC made a substitution. Denys Karmalita replaced Humberto Saron. Philadelphia Union FC made a substitution. Domenico Costacurta replaced Denys Babak. After a rather tough play, Philadelphia Union FC's Gaudencio Bermudez got a free kick in the 70th minute. Denys Karmalita charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denys Karmalita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 苏州东吴足球俱乐部 booed when Philadelphia Union FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denys Karmalita didn't get a good kick on the ball. 武鹏挺 scored 4-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dmytro Zhak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Belmiro Paris got free with 吕弘昆 in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Denys Karmalita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, 陈悦洋 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yevgen Romanenko was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 92nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal.

When the referee ended the match the 苏州东吴足球俱乐部 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.