Friendly League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, 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. A collision led to Academia Monte Gordo getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Boruc Brysz hit a great ball. In the 7th minute Aras Görkem Kaymaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mao Zhen Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Aras Görkem Kaymaz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mao Zhen Hong, 1-0. In the 10th minute, Vladimiro Granja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lázaro Ramalho hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Pascual Mouricio kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 18th minute of the match, Cai Yuan Yuan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mao Zhen Hong saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kartal Kartalov kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Pankracy Zajonc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabrício Lustosa's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. When Pascual Mouricio came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Academia Monte Gordo 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 Pascual Mouricio couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute Academia Monte Gordo were awarded a corner. Adolfo Silva went to the cornerflag to take it. Kartal Kartalov's late challenge caught a MZ Fénix's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kartal Kartalov helped the player get up and apologised. Kartal Kartalov hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Mao Zhen Hong 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. In the 41st minute of the match MZ Fénix got a corner. Academia Monte Gordo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aras Görkem Kaymaz ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Aras Görkem Kaymaz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mao Zhen Hong quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mao Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Cai Yuan Yuan came free, but Mao Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabrício Lustosa made a kick off. Pankracy Zajonc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabrício Lustosa went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Aras Görkem Kaymaz made a great header on MZ Fénix's corner, it was just that Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong managed to reach the ball for a save. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Alexandre Valido replaced Vladimiro Granja. Academia Monte Gordo's Adélio Infante was substituted for Fabrício Lustosa. 74 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's Adélio Infante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pankracy Zajonc narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lázaro Ramalho got a throw-in 81 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Florin Dragușin. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc got control of the ball when Adélio Infante tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aras Görkem Kaymaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Mao Zhen Hong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 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 Adélio Infante. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.