Official Cup

COMBINADO ARENA
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andréas Strömberg got the match started through his kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Mao Yong Xiang in the 2nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Hackspett U21's Nils Smitt. Leonel Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andréas Strömberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Shi Li Sha managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Hackspett U21's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Li Sha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonel Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 10th minute, Nils Smitt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joachim Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wei Yao Sha, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Wellington Phoenix's Leonel Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miromir Szostak in the 16th minute of play. Wei Yao Sha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Joachim Holmgren made a huge save. 22 minutes into the match, FC Hackspett U21's goal looked a bit too open when Erivaldo Pernambucano came free, but Joachim Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1-0 became the score in the 24th minute when Wei Yao Sha elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. FC Hackspett U21's Joachim Holmgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save FC Hackspett U21 from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in FC Hackspett U21's zone, Teofilo Unai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joachim Holmgren came out of the goal and Teofilo Unai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miromir Szostak in the 40th minute of play forced Wellington Phoenix's goalkeeper Leonel Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joachim Holmgren made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Teofilo Unai sent off a good shot on target. Rio Python charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rio Python the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wei Yao Sha to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Leonel Barros managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when FC Hackspett U21's Andréas Strömberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of FC Hackspett U21 booed when Wellington Phoenix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Pedro de Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Hackspett U21's Miromir Szostak slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leonel Barros. That made the score 1-1 after 55 minutes of play. Andréas Strömberg kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Joachim Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erivaldo Pernambucano in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd match minute, FC Hackspett U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göran Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Wellington Phoenix's Ronaldo Barral was substituted for Egídio de Almeida. In the 63rd match minute, FC Hackspett U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göran Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Joachim Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Pernambucano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teofilo Unai's late challenge caught a FC Hackspett U21's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teofilo Unai helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Wellington Phoenix's Teofilo Unai got a free kick in the 65th minute. FC Hackspett U21's Luka Pirlo was substituted for Kara Melo. After a rather tough play, Wellington Phoenix's Teofilo Unai got a free kick in the 67th minute. Wellington Phoenix made a substitution. Luizão Castro replaced Wei Yao Sha. After 72 played minutes Wellington Phoenix got a freekick which was hit by Mao Yong Xiang. Leonel Barros made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Andréas Strömberg sent off a good shot on target. Joachim Holmgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofilo Unai in the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Miromir Szostak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Hackspett U21's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wellington Phoenix the free kick. A collision led to FC Hackspett U21 getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Miromir Szostak hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Hackspett U21's Göran Ekelund got a free kick in the 79th minute. FC Hackspett U21's Luka Pirlo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mao Yong Xiang, made in the 82nd minute of the game. FC Hackspett U21's attentive Luka Pirlo managed to snatch the ball when Mao Yong Xiang made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. 84 minutes into the match, Wellington Phoenix's goalkeeper Leonel Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miromir Szostak. In the 85th minute Teofilo Unai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joachim Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joachim Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erivaldo Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 88 minutes into the match, FC Hackspett U21's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo Barral came free, but Joachim Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Hackspett U21's Joachim Holmgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Pernambucano in the 91st minute of play. Joachim Holmgren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofilo Unai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.