Friendly League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) INIXET BK's Sören Gregersson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aras Görkem Kaymaz got free with Kent Näver in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Sören Gregersson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pankracy Zajonc was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Kent Näver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 17th minute of the match. Kent Näver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aras Görkem Kaymaz in the 19th minute of play. With a little luck, INIXET BK's Kent Näver got control of the ball when Aras Görkem Kaymaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kent Näver stood somewhat misplaced when Cai Yuan Yuan came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 23 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peder Alström in the 27th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MZ Fénix were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after INIXET BK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aras Görkem Kaymaz took the corner. The audience was convinced that Cai Yuan Yuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kent Näver was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kent Näver narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alexandre Valido hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

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. After a rather tough play, MZ Fénix's Basilio Ovando got a free kick in the 55th minute. With an all-out effort, INIXET BK's Pankracy Zajonc threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Peder Alström, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kent Näver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kent Näver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Cai Yuan Yuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alexandre Valido fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MZ Fénix's protests and gave Alexandre Valido a yellow card for diving instead. Alexandre Valido hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Alexandre Valido hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Pankracy Zajonc made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Mikael Juhlin sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to INIXET BK getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Pål Svanberg hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, INIXET BK's goal looked a bit too open when Aras Görkem Kaymaz came free, but Kent Näver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Vladimiro Granja hit a great ball. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Juhlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. INIXET BK's Kent Näver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 77th minute of play. MZ Fénix's Vladimiro Granja managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tom Lövgren in the 82 minute of the game. Cai Yuan Yuan took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kent Näver. Kent Näver 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. 93 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kent Näver narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Thomas Söderquist reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pankracy Zajonc. The goal made the score 3-1. MZ Fénix's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.