Official Cup

Dragon Cave
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) Su Xu Xi made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Su Xu Xi got free with Alix Geoffray in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the game, Unione Sportiva's Su Xu Xi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alix Geoffray made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Fernado Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toufik Loir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Xu Xi in the 10th minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Alix Geoffray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alix Geoffray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Xu Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Alix Geoffray was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Su Xu Xi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Su Xu Xi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Tao Kun Xuan took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alix Geoffray. Alix Geoffray dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Brandon Pardon's late challenge caught a Unione Sportiva's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brandon Pardon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brandon Pardon to maneuver through the defense. Su Xu Xi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Alix Geoffray made a huge save. With a little luck, Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray got control of the ball when Su Xu Xi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alix Geoffray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Su Xu Xi in the 24th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassiano Vilas Boas got free with Alix Geoffray in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alix Geoffray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Su Xu Xi in the 28th minute of play. From a short distance, Unione Sportiva's Su Xu Xi, in the 28th minute, tried to place the ball behind Alix Geoffray, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tassos Koutsoubos in the 28th minute of play. Su Xu Xi made a great header on Unione Sportiva's corner, it was just that Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray managed to reach the ball for a save. With an all-out effort, Unione Sportiva's Alix Geoffray threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kimon Yfantis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Alix Geoffray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kimon Yfantis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Su Xu Xis short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Alix Geoffray to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 39th minute Su Xu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alix Geoffray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Brandon Pardon was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 40 minutes had been played. Brandon Pardon hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the game, one of Rathmore Lime Tree:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toufik Loir was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Su Xu Xi put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Alix Geoffray. After some careless play in the Rathmore Lime Tree defense, Cassiano Vilas Boas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alix Geoffray. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alix Geoffray should have stopped the shot. Alix Geoffray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Xu Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Alix Geoffray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tassos Koutsoubos in the 58th minute of play. Alix Geoffray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ime Palavos, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Unione Sportiva made a substitution. Iphiklos Patrianakos replaced August Bratt. In the 64th minute, Cassiano Vilas Boas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unione Sportiva fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tao Kun Xuan in the 69th minute of play. Alix Geoffray stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Su Xu Xi's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Rathmore Lime Tree's Amine Pinault was substituted for Erwin Billault. Rathmore Lime Tree's Carl Mischler was substituted for Pierre-Antoine Fouche. In the 74th minute of the match Unione Sportiva got a corner. Rathmore Lime Tree's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassiano Vilas Boas ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Unione Sportiva's corner Tassos Koutsoubos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alix Geoffray quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Rathmore Lime Tree booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kimon Yfantis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alix Geoffray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tao Kun Xuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alix Geoffray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassiano Vilas Boas, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tassos Koutsoubos in the 82nd minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Alix Geoffray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alix Geoffray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Su Xu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Tassos Koutsoubos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alix Geoffray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carl Mischler hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Tassos Koutsoubos might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alix Geoffray. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tassos Koutsoubos ran back to his position shaking his head. After 90 played minutes Rathmore Lime Tree got a freekick which was hit by Kilian Fauré. Alix Geoffray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tao Kun Xuan in the 91st minute of the match. In the 94th minute Su Xu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alix Geoffray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Rathmore Lime Tree defense, Tassos Koutsoubos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alix Geoffray. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alix Geoffray should have stopped the shot. When the referee ended the match the Unione Sportiva players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.