Official Cup

Acilia Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessandro Checchia started the match with the kick off. 袁邦锋 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabiano Galli's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Alessandro Checchia's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but 袁邦锋 firmly grabbed it by the left post. Donato Stefano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 巩霖源 in the 14th minute of play. 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's 袁邦锋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Diana in the 16th minute of play. Beppe Scannella's late challenge caught a 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beppe Scannella helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of Acilia Town:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部:s goal. 袁邦锋 came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Acilia Town's Alessandro Checchia. But to his dismay, Alessandro Checchia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If 秦朗天 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when 巩霖源 came free, but Donato Stefano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When 肖威军 fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's protests and gave 肖威军 a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's 袁邦锋 got control of the ball when Alessandro Checchia tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部 booed when Acilia Town was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuele Restaino didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when 巩霖源 came free, but Donato Stefano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Stefano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 巩霖源 in the 45th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 巩霖源 in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Stefano saved Acilia Town from getting behind. The 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部 fans' excitement grew in the 47th match minute when 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's 巩霖源 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 巩霖源 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 袁邦锋 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Diana's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 齐宇威 hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 巩霖源 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Donato Stefano made a huge save. 肖威军 got his second yellow card in the match during the 62nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 62 played minutes 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by 肖威军. In the 69th minute Alberto Diana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 袁邦锋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's 袁邦锋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Diana in the 71st minute of play. In the 74th minute Alberto Diana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 袁邦锋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 76 minutes, Alessandro Checchia made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's 袁邦锋 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 袁邦锋 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Checchia, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Alberto Diana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 袁邦锋 having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Checchia in the 83rd minute of play forced 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's goalkeeper 袁邦锋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 袁邦锋 came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Acilia Town's Alberto Diana. But to his dismay, Alberto Diana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. After a rather tough play, 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's 冯荣平 got a free kick in the 95th minute. 盐城蓝白城堡足球俱乐部's 袁邦锋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Diana in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Acilia Town had won after a very even match.