Official Cup

大连星海湾大球场
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teobald Budacz kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute 『挑战者』大连星海湾 were awarded a corner. Fabinho Tinoco went to the cornerflag to take it. Gu Yuan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teobald Budacz's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The supporters of 『挑战者』大连星海湾 booed when Kukova United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugo Futej didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 16 minutes Kukova United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabinho Tinoco who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in 顾常鹰 heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Gu Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Budacz in the 19th minute of play. Teobald Budacz scored 1-0 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gu Yuan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes into the match, Teobald Budacz notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Kukova United's Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gu Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Budacz in the 30th minute of play. Teobald Budacz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th match minute, 『挑战者』大连星海湾 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yadi 董卓 to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Macko came free, but Claus Himschoot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gu Yuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by 顾常鹰 in the 48th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pavol Halko stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 顾常鹰's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gu Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes Kukova United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabinho Tinoco who took care of the corner kick. Fabinho Tinoco made a great header on 『挑战者』大连星海湾's corner, it was just that Kukova United's Gu Yuan managed to reach the ball for a save. The 『挑战者』大连星海湾 fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 周斐鹰 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 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's 吴笑常 was substituted for 周斐鹰. After a rather tough play, Kukova United's Pavol Halko got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 60thth minute of the game Teobald Budacz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kukova United's Gu Yuan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 『挑战者』大连星海湾's Fabinho Tinoco quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Hugo Futej, made in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 64th minute, Teobald Budacz made a precise shot to the right of Gu Yuan. Kukova United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. A collision led to 『挑战者』大连星海湾 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. 贺昆冰 hit a great ball. 『挑战者』大连星海湾 made a substitution. 汪俊西 replaced 顾常鹰. 贺昆冰 kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kukova United's zone, Teobald Budacz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gu Yuan came out of the goal and Teobald Budacz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kukova United's Daniel Gežo was substituted for Juraj Bicák. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kukova United's goalkeeper Gu Yuan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 汪俊西 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gu Yuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gu Yuan came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by 『挑战者』大连星海湾's Teobald Budacz. But to his dismay, Teobald Budacz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobald Budacz in the 83rd minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Gu Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Hugo Futej in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 『挑战者』大连星海湾's Fabinho Tinoco. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel Gežo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claus Himschoot. That made the score 6-1 in the 86 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teobald Budacz in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gu Yuan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 95 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』大连星海湾's Teobald Budacz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gu Yuan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gu Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobald Budacz in the 96th minute of the match. Kukova United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.