Official Cup

泰山体育场
Spectators: 5566 (Terracing: 4175, Seating: 1280, VIP seats: 111) Manuel Isăilă made the kick off and thus started the match. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Kenneth Almkvist managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 俞义凡 in the 2 minute of the game. Cai Yue Guang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 蔡岚平, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 13 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when 蔡岚平 came free, but Cai Yue Guang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when A.J. 黄振 got free with Cai Yue Guang in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute Manuel Isăilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Savoia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andriy 黄振 in the 18th minute of play forced Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cai Yue Guang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from A.J. 黄振, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 34 minutes into the match, A.J. 黄振 dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cai Yue Guang, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 38th minute of play forced 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's goalkeeper Cristoforo Savoia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pastor Ellow spun around in front of the goal 41 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's goal. In the 42nd minute A.J. 黄振 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cai Yue Guang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Manuel Isăilă made a precise shot to the right of Cristoforo Savoia. 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 蔡岚平 made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Bruce Van Damme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cai Yue Guang was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 55th minute A.J. 黄振 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cai Yue Guang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Savoia was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Manuel Isăilă capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Manuel Isăilă really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Manuel Isăilă notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's Cristoforo Savoia. Cristoforo Savoia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安's goalkeeper Cristoforo Savoia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristoforo Savoia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Ellow, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute Ninjas in Pyjamas were awarded a corner. Rareș Tatulici went to the cornerflag to take it. Manuel Isăilă might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Savoia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Isăilă ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Isăilă got free with Cristoforo Savoia in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cai Yue Guang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from A.J. 黄振, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Isăilă struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Cristoforo Savoia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ninjas in Pyjamas. 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 made a substitution. 徐乐荣 replaced Grégoire Conceicão. After 88 minutes, 卓升斐 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『挑战者』中华泰山.天下泰安 and the Ninjas in Pyjamas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th minute, 卓升斐 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Ghitã Butuc was substituted for Kenneth Almkvist.