Official Cup

Herberia Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Şükrü Yazargil started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute Şükrü Yazargil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Mian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Şükrü Yazargil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 11 minutes into the match, Şükrü Yazargil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diego Mian. Herberia Herons's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Şükrü Yazargil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Diego Mian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şükrü Yazargil in the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Bergomi came free, but D.J. Bamba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, D.J. Bamba successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. D.J. Bamba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giuseppe Basso in the 21st minute. D.J. Bamba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Basso, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Diego Mian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şükrü Yazargil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MACAU. F.C's Şükrü Yazargil got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. D.J. Bamba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arturo Bergomi in the 33rd minute. Lourenço Vilanova fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Mian having to interfere. Arturo Bergomi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şükrü Yazargil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Xiao Fenge hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 48 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Tocchetto came free, but D.J. Bamba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Luo Feng Bang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Diego Mian made a huge save. MACAU. F.C made a substitution. Cristiano Pelé replaced Şükrü Yazargil. In the 59th minute MACAU. F.C were awarded a corner. Xiao Fenge went to the cornerflag to take it. MACAU. F.C's Marconi Rock was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Diego Mian in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Herberia Herons's Aldo Tocchetto got a free kick in the 63rd minute. With a little luck, Herberia Herons's Diego Mian got control of the ball when Luo Feng Bang tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Basso in the 71st minute of play forced MACAU. F.C's goalkeeper D.J. Bamba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diego Mian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Pelé in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Luo Feng Bang made a precise shot to the right of Diego Mian. Herberia Herons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 80th minute, Cristiano Pelé made a precise shot to the right of Diego Mian. Herberia Herons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Diego Mian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristiano Pelé's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. With an all-out effort, MACAU. F.C's Diego Mian threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristiano Pelé, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The MACAU. F.C supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MACAU. F.C would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.