Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 魏亮宇 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from A.J. 黄振, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 3 minutes into the match, A.J. 黄振 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 魏亮宇. China's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that A.J. 黄振 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Cristoforo Savoia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 魏亮宇 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from A.J. 黄振, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, 俞义凡 threw the ball into play from the sideline. China's 柯正轩 quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Zhu Ao Yi might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Savoia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zhu Ao Yi ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristoforo Savoia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Ao Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 魏亮宇 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 蔡岚平, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Zhu Ao Yi took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Cristoforo Savoia to make any attempt to save it. If Zhu Ao Yi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristoforo Savoia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Bruce Van Damme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when China's Zhu Ao Yi in the 33rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Cristoforo Savoia was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 through an amazing save. Xu Yong Feng made a great header on China's corner, it was just that 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's Cristoforo Savoia managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 34th minute, China's Xu Yong Feng dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. China's 魏亮宇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 蔡岚平 in the 38th minute of play. Cristoforo Savoia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhu Ao Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 魏亮宇 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from A.J. 黄振 in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute A.J. 黄振 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 魏亮宇 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, 郑弘辉 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zhu Ao Yi to make the kick off. 52 minutes in the game 卓升斐 did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Andriy 黄振. The supporters of China booed when 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. 蔡岚平 didn't get a good kick on the ball. China made a substitution. Cadman 赵云 replaced Tạ 张飞. China's Zhu Cheng Guo was substituted for 鲁朋旭. A collision led to 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. 蔡岚平 hit a great ball. China's 魏亮宇 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 蔡岚平 in the 64th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, China's Zhu Ao Yi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristoforo Savoia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. China were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Long Xiang Yuan took the corner. After taking down the ball on China's corner Feng Lei Tian fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cristoforo Savoia quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when A.J. 黄振 got free with 魏亮宇 in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristoforo Savoia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Ao Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, China's goalkeeper 魏亮宇 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by A.J. 黄振. After 83 minutes, Zhu Ao Yi made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's Cristoforo Savoia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristoforo Savoia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhu Ao Yi in the 87th minute of the match. Cristoforo Savoia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhu Ao Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's 徐乐荣 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 徐乐荣 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 徐乐荣 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 徐乐荣 hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Cristoforo Savoia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Long Xiang Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After some careless play in the 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 defense, Cadman 赵云 kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Savoia. The 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Savoia should have stopped the shot. 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.