Official Cup

Madagascar
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Su Xu Xi made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 minutes, Ingert Starova mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leader of Lemurs and the Schuster players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ingert Starova hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Donato Ali made an important save on a dangerous shot by Su Xu Xi in the 4th minute. Saul Piarres kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Donato Ali made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuçi Baba in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute Mauro Bezerra 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. Mauro Bezerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiao Si Chao. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Bezerra ran back to his position shaking his head. Qiao Si Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Bezerra in the 9th minute of the match. Qiao Si Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Bezerra in the 18th minute of the match. Qiao Si Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Musko Cuevas in the 24th minute of the match. After 26 played minutes Leader of Lemurs got a freekick which was hit by Vasile Curagãu. Donato Ali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Helbig in the 29th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Leader of Lemurs's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Bezerra came free, but Qiao Si Chao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Bezerra might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiao Si Chao. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mauro Bezerra ran back to his position shaking his head. Qiao Si Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Bezerra in the 36th minute of the match. Donato Ali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petro Shenaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filiberto Paternina during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Donato Ali made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Nuçi Baba sent off a good shot on target. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Mauro Bezerra made the kick off in the second half. Qiao Si Chao didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mauro Bezerra went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Donato Ali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuçi Baba in the 54th minute of the match. With a little luck, Leader of Lemurs's Qiao Si Chao got control of the ball when Saul Piarres tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Leader of Lemurs's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mauro Bezerra. In the 61st minute Edgar Gacek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Ali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qiao Si Chao stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauro Bezerra's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Mauro Bezerra took the ball and in the 68 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 0-2. Schuster's Enrico Pagliarini was substituted for Achille Passerini. Schuster made a substitution. Richy Hensmans replaced Musko Cuevas. In the 73rdth minute of the game Fernando Morientes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leader of Lemurs's Qiao Si Chao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute of the match, Richy Hensmans tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Qiao Si Chao saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Morientes got free with Qiao Si Chao in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richy Hensmans in the 79th 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. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Leader of Lemurs's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Saul Piarres was slow to take the kick. During this time Schuster's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richy Hensmans in the 83rd 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Morientes in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qiao Si Chao saved Leader of Lemurs from getting behind. In the 93rd minute, Leader of Lemurs's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fernando Morientes fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Leader of Lemurs's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Fernando Morientes scored to the left of an out of position Qiao Si Chao, making the score, 0-3. The Schuster supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Schuster would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.