Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony Bruno in the 5th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Andarilhos's Antony Bruno in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MZ Fénix's goalie prevented a goal. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Ruas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Andarilhos's Gonzalo Montiel to fire away a dangerous shot which Pankracy Zajonc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A nice corner shot did that Gonzalo Montiel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pankracy Zajonc quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 16th minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang in the 18th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Antony Bruno came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jon Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 25th minute of play. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Ruas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Andarilhos got a corner. MZ Fénix's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gonzalo Montiel ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Andarilhos's Antony Bruno to fire away a dangerous shot which Pankracy Zajonc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Andarilhos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aras Görkem Kaymaz was slow to take the kick. During this time MZ Fénix's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Aras Görkem Kaymaz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Andarilhos's Jon Oblak did a great save. In the 44th match minute, MZ Fénix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vygantas Petrošius to maneuver through the defense. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Han Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Caetano Velasques got a throw-in 47 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jarbas Pinheiro. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antony Bruno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cai Yuan Yuan scored 1-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jon Oblak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antony Bruno in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pankracy Zajonc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save MZ Fénix from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Ruas in the 71st minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Fu Han Qiang 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. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Nicolas Balsemão hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Nicolas Balsemão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th match minute, MZ Fénix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Valido to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Patrício Dias in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MZ Fénix's Tomasz Waldoch. 95 minutes into the game, Gonzalo Montiel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Andarilhos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MZ Fénix the free kick. After a rather tough play, Andarilhos's Gonzalo Montiel got a free kick in the 95th minute. MZ Fénix were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Andarilhos for a fine match.