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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Wielowiejski in the 6th 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 7th match minute, MZ Fénix was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aras Görkem Kaymaz to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Stian Aarflot 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. Henrick Zeier made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrick Zeier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henrick Zeier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cai Yuan Yuan went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Tarada's Henrick Zeier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Tarada from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tarada'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. A well done corner resulted in Florin Dragușin drilling the ball in to score 2-0 behind Tarada's goalkeeper. 33 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Stian Aarflot came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Henrick Zeier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute Arthur Hengemühl 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. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Hengemühl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Wielowiejski came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 minutes of play, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Henrick Zeier was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Wielowiejski to make the kick off. Henrick Zeier 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. After 55 minutes Tarada's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aras Görkem Kaymaz who took care of the corner kick. MZ Fénix's Aras Görkem Kaymaz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Henrick Zeier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Henrick Zeier 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 60th minute. The corner led MZ Fénix's Tomasz Waldoch to fire away a dangerous shot which Henrick Zeier despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Henrick Zeier 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. Henrick Zeier 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. After 67 played minutes Tarada got a freekick which was hit by Oskar Gunnarsson. After a rather tough play, Tarada's Oskar Gunnarsson got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrick Zeier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match, Stian Aarflot tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pankracy Zajonc saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Wielowiejski in the 73rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Adam Wielowiejski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pankracy Zajonc was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. In the 74th minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrick Zeier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tarada's Adam Wielowiejski in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MZ Fénix's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Adam Wielowiejski took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Pankracy Zajonc to make any attempt to save it. 83 minutes into the match, Tarada's goal looked a bit too open when Cai Yuan Yuan came free, but Henrick Zeier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrick Zeier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. After some careless play in the Tarada defense, Cai Yuan Yuan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrick Zeier. The Tarada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrick Zeier should have stopped the shot. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrick Zeier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. The supporters of MZ Fénix booed when Tarada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oskar Gunnarsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tarada's Henrick Zeier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MZ Fénix fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tarada had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.