Official Cup

中国•北京•鸟巢
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Giovani Pirani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Hernani da Rocha made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Marc Bouman sent off a good shot on target. 9 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goal looked a bit too open when Giovani Pirani came free, but Eddy Luirink reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Marc Bouman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernani da Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hernani da Rocha made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when 姜斌渊 sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th match minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 苏皓强 to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Pirani in the 23rd minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper Eddy Luirink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddy Luirink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Albuquerque in the 24th minute of the match. Hernani da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姜斌渊 in the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, 姜斌渊 reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hernani da Rocha. The goal made the score 1-0. Marc Bouman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Hernani da Rocha made a huge save. Igor Albuquerque charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Albuquerque the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eddy Luirink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Pirani in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th match minute, AC Korban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doni Rezende to maneuver through the defense. Marc Bouman came free with the goalkeeper in the 40th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hernani da Rocha could save by the left post. In the 44th match minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 陆辰川 to maneuver through the defense. Marc Bouman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by 苏皓强 in the 47th minute of play forced AC Korban's goalkeeper Hernani da Rocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

苏皓强 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Hernani da Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eddy Luirink made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Albuquerque in the 59th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marc Bouman in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernani da Rocha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 made a substitution. 杨南弘 replaced 姜斌渊. After 65 played minutes AC Korban got a freekick which was hit by Doni Rezende. Hernani da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Bouman in the 66th minute of the match. Hernani da Rocha came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 苏皓强. But to his dismay, 苏皓强 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Eddy Luirink made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giovani Pirani in the 73rd minute. 苏皓强's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hernani da Rocha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Hernani da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marc Bouman in the 79th minute of play. 杨南弘 kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Igor Albuquerque hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, 苏皓强 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hernani da Rocha. AC Korban's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 苏皓强 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. 86 minutes into the match, Giovani Pirani notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink. Eddy Luirink was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 booed when AC Korban was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the AC Korban players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅.