Prized/Friendly Cup

Des. António Reis
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zoltán Tálas started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, KINGS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aras Görkem Kaymaz came free, but Leal Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as KINGS FC's Zoltán Tálas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pankracy Zajonc. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes 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 Aras Görkem Kaymaz in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Zoltán Tálas came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KINGS FC's Leal Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aras Görkem Kaymaz in the 14th minute of play. Pankracy Zajonc 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. KINGS FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Manuel Carneiro in the 20th minute. Nicolas Balsemão charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas Balsemão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Balsemão. The audience held their breath when Manuel Carneiro in the 26th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Pankracy Zajonc's left hand side. Arias Navas made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Arias Navas however managed to control. In the 33rd minute Christian Szumlanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zajonc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Cai Yuan Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot. MZ Fénix's supporters rose to their feet, but Cai Yuan Yuan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leal Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arias Navas made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Arias Navas immediately put the ball in play. Zoltán Tálas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pankracy Zajonc was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jānis Blūms showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 40 minute of play. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zoltán Tálas in the 46th minute of play. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc got control of the ball when Jānis Blūms tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cai Yuan Yuan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Zoltán Tálas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zajonc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoltán Tálas in the 52nd minute of play. Leal Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 54th minute of play. When Cai Yuan Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the MZ Fénix fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cai Yuan Yuan couldn't finish the play. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jānis Blūms in the 60th minute of the match. Leal Simões 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 62nd minute. In the 67th minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leal Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leal Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th minute, KINGS FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cai Yuan Yuan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Leal Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 72nd minute. Leal Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 75th minute of play. Leal Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 77th minute of play. Pankracy Zajonc 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 86th minute. 94 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Calçada came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute Cássio Calçada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pankracy Zajonc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the MZ Fénix players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for KINGS FC.