Official Cup

UNITED
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Zenon Puch started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of UNITED booed when 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aírton França didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristoforo Taranto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 郝崇奕 in the 13th minute of the match. 郝崇奕 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristoforo Taranto having to interfere. UNITED's Cristoforo Taranto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenon Puch in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's goalkeeper 崔轩洲 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulises Nueva. With 25 minutes on the clock, Zeru Dorado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 卓海桑 took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristoforo Taranto. Cristoforo Taranto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Cristoforo Taranto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 卓海桑's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Cristoforo Taranto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zenon Puch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

UNITED made a substitution. César Xavier replaced Ulises Nueva. UNITED's Cristoforo Taranto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save UNITED from getting a goal against them. 54 minutes into the game, Nahuel Molina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UNITED's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC the free kick. A collision led to UNITED getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Nahuel Molina hit a great ball. After 58 minutes, Gaspar Castan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UNITED and the 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Gaspar Castan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aureliusz Rzeszutko was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 58th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 69 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's goal looked a bit too open when Belarmino Campos came free, but 崔轩洲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Taranto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zenon Puch's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Cristoforo Taranto made an important save on a dangerous shot by 卓海桑 in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's Cristiano Masi got a free kick in the 77th minute. After some careless play in the 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC defense, César Xavier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 崔轩洲. The 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 崔轩洲 should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zenon Puch in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristoforo Taranto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, UNITED's Cristoforo Taranto got control of the ball when 卓海桑 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's Denis Bravichev slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristoforo Taranto. That made the score 1-5 after 94 minutes of play. When the match was over 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than UNITED throughout the match.