Friendly League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim de Barros made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 10th minute, Aras Görkem Kaymaz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MZ Fénix fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Cai Yuan Yuan came free, but Armindo Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Salgado 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. 18 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Gervásio Severiano came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervásio Severiano in the 18th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cai Yuan Yuan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Armindo Salgado made a huge save. When the match had been going on for 24 minutes, MZ Fénix's Nicolas Balsemão got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Armindo Salgado. The crowd rose to their feet as MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Armindo Salgado. That made the score 3-0 after 26 minutes of play. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 35th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 38th minute of play forced VB-Team's goalkeeper Armindo Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Gervásio Severiano came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enzo Pellecchia charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enzo Pellecchia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Mattias Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, VB-Team's César Sampaio got a free kick in the 45th minute. MZ Fénix's Aras Görkem Kaymaz got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cai Yuan Yuan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Mattias Jonasson fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VB-Team's protests and gave Mattias Jonasson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd minute, Mattias Jonasson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 55th minute of play. Joaquim de Barros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Pankracy Zajonc made a huge save. Shao Kun Yuan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pankracy Zajonc came out and tried to block the shot, but Shao Kun Yuan slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 59th minute. 66 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armindo Salgado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the VB-Team defense, Cai Yuan Yuan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armindo Salgado. The VB-Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armindo Salgado should have stopped the shot. VB-Team made a substitution. Yu Ke Hong replaced Mattias Jonasson. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Vladimiro Granja replaced Alexandre Valido. VB-Team's Qiu Sheng Bang was substituted for Sandro Leitão. Pankracy Zajonc was a little too slow when Gervásio Severiano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 4-2. Cai Yuan Yuan scored 5-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armindo Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute, Cai Yuan Yuan made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Salgado. VB-Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. Armindo Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Yu Ke Hong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. VB-Team's Armindo Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to VB-Team getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Yu Ke Hong hit a great ball. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervásio Severiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the MZ Fénix defense, Gervásio Severiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pankracy Zajonc. The MZ Fénix fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pankracy Zajonc should have stopped the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the VB-Team players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MZ Fénix.