Challenge

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. After a rather tough play, MZ Fénix's Nicolas Balsemão got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After 3 played minutes, Spain's Omar Toledo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc 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 Spain reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 6th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Cai Yuan Yuan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cai Yuan Yuan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. If Aras Görkem Kaymaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Omar Toledo made a precise shot to the right of Pankracy Zajonc. MZ Fénix's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Israel Jurado made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Adria Bielsa. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Spain'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 Spain's Gabriel Ascaso did a great save. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gabriel Ascaso 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 32nd minute. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Aranda in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Cai Yuan Yuan notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Spain's Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 37 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Cai Yuan Yuan. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Cai Yuan Yuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 60th minute, Aras Görkem Kaymaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Aranda got free with Pankracy Zajonc in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Cai Yuan Yuan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Adalberto Viegas struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Gabriel Ascaso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MZ Fénix. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adalberto Viegas in the 76th minute of the match. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adria Bielsa, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. Jonathan Criado made a great header on Spain's corner, it was just that MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc managed to reach the ball for a save. MZ Fénix's attentive Alexandre Valido managed to snatch the ball when Jon Cubero made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. Carles Cherro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Pankracy Zajonc made a huge save. Vygantas Petrošius hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carles Cherro. The MZ Fénix players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.