Official Cup

Mellowbrook Park
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Lewis Kendall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Zheng Ming in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute, 赵银伟 made a precise shot to the right of Lewis Kendall. þînk þ£st ƒç's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Tad Livingston scored to the left of an out of position 郭剑桦, making the score, 1-1. The supporters of þînk þ£st ƒç booed when 『挑战者』大连星海湾 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. 钱桑轩 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 20 played minutes, þînk þ£st ƒç's Porter Hoffman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper 郭剑桦 came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in þînk þ£st ƒç reached it. 郭剑桦 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tad Livingston's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. A collision led to þînk þ£st ƒç getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Lee Norman hit a great ball. In the 29thth minute of the game 赵银伟 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but þînk þ£st ƒç's Lewis Kendall was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tad Livingston got free with 郭剑桦 in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When 鲁正伟 fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 『挑战者』大连星海湾's protests and gave 鲁正伟 a yellow card for diving instead. 鲁正伟 hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Tad Livingston who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of 郭剑桦 when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When 巩超荣 came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the 『挑战者』大连星海湾 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 巩超荣 couldn't finish the play. þînk þ£st ƒç's Lewis Kendall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 严军岩 in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, 钱桑轩 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 赵银伟 to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in þînk þ£st ƒç's zone, 严军岩 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lewis Kendall came out of the goal and 严军岩 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lewis Kendall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 赵银伟, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Phillip Devine hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, 赵银伟 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lewis Kendall was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 郭剑桦 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Roberts in the 61st minute of the match. Lewis Kendall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 严军岩 in the 63rd minute of play. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 郭剑桦 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tad Livingston in the 64th minute of play. If 巩超荣 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 赵银伟's late challenge caught a þînk þ£st ƒç's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 赵银伟 helped the player get up and apologised. 赵银伟 hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Phillip Devine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 严军岩 in the 76thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lewis Kendall, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lewis Kendall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 严军岩, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. With an all-out effort, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's Lewis Kendall threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 赵银伟, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lewis Kendall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 严军岩, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 84th minute, Porter Hoffman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 巩超荣 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Lewis Kendall made a huge save. The supporters of 『挑战者』大连星海湾 booed when þînk þ£st ƒç was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tad Livingston didn't get a good kick on the ball. The þînk þ£st ƒç fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. 『挑战者』大连星海湾 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.