Friendly League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Jānis Blūms started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 5th minute of play. Leal Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 15 minutes in the game Arias Navas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Christian Szumlanski. Nicolás Tauber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zoltán Tálas, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Leal Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute of the match MZ Fénix got a corner. KINGS FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aras Görkem Kaymaz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ivan Nyberg was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. MZ Fénix's Alexandre Valido quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Christian Szumlanski, made in the 32nd minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leal Simões narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nicolás Tauber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jānis Blūms in the 35th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cai Yuan Yuan got free with Leal Simões in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute Paulo Valadão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolás Tauber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolás Tauber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoltán Tálas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cai Yuan Yuan to make the kick off. Jānis Blūms might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolás Tauber. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jānis Blūms ran back to his position shaking his head. Nicolás Tauber made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Jānis Blūms sent off a good shot on target. Leal Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 55th minute of play. In the 65th match minute, MZ Fénix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cai Yuan Yuan to maneuver through the defense. MZ Fénix's Adalberto Viegas was substituted for Cai Yuan Yuan. Nicolás Tauber made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cássio Calçada in the 69th minute. Leal Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adalberto Viegas in the 72nd minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Lázaro Ramalho managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Cássio Calçada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolás Tauber having to interfere. Adalberto Viegas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leal Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Viegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to KINGS FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Zoltán Tálas hit a great ball. MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio Calçada in the 83rd minute of play. KINGS FC's Leal Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Viegas in the 87th minute of play. Vygantas Petrošius hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Cássio Calçada who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Nicolás Tauber when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 95 played minutes, KINGS FC's Otto Sosa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nicolás Tauber came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KINGS FC reached it. KINGS FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.