Friendly League

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gonzalo Lixandro took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Gonzalo Lixandro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Qiu Chuan Ran 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. Qiu Chuan Ran came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan. But to his dismay, Cai Yuan Yuan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 20th minute, Claudemiro Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 22 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Qiu Chuan Ran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cai Yuan Yuan. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 25th minute of the match. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Qiu Chuan Ran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. from getting a goal against them. After having played for 33 minutes, Florin Dragușin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MZ Fénix's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florin Dragușin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Qiu Chuan Ran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 43rd minute of the match. When Claudemiro Madureira fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s protests and gave Claudemiro Madureira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudemiro Madureira to maneuver through the defense. 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.

Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. made a substitution. Raimundo Ventura replaced Claudemiro Madureira. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cai Yuan Yuan to strike the kick off in the second half. Qiu Chuan Ran 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 52nd minute. 57 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qiu Chuan Ran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Lixandro in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cai Yuan Yuan came free, but Qiu Chuan Ran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Raimundo Ventura got a free kick in the 67th minute. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Bernard Perathoner was substituted for Israel Carvalhal. In the 69th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Ventura to maneuver through the defense. Qiu Chuan Ran 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 75th minute. Pankracy Zajonc made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Raimundo Ventura sent off a good shot on target. 81 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 Santiago Macena. MZ Fénix's attentive Alexandre Valido managed to snatch the ball when Witold Piszczor made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qiu Chuan Ran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. After 90 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Izaguirre. Raimundo Ventura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Pankracy Zajonc made a huge save. In the 96th minute, Cai Yuan Yuan made a precise shot to the right of Qiu Chuan Ran. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1.