Official Cup

Seabowl Showground
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) 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. 3 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Leicea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind MarineerS FK's goalkeeper Arnoldo Leicea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arnoldo Leicea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimiro Granja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cezmi Gök sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A throw-in in the 20th minute of the game was made by Tomasz Waldoch with Florin Dragușin as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When Cai Yuan Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the MZ Fénix 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 Cai Yuan Yuan couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Cai Yuan Yuan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Leicea was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Arnoldo Leicea 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 33rd minute. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc got control of the ball when Carl Rundell tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of MarineerS FK booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Balsemão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pankracy Zajonc was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Kıvanç Balyemez. After 41 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Cai Yuan Yuan.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cezmi Gök made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Cezmi Gök came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Rundell in the 53rd minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoldo Leicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 61st minute of the match. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnoldo Leicea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Leicea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pankracy Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinç Tuncay, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. MZ Fénix's Alexandre Valido was substituted for Vladimiro Granja. MarineerS FK made a substitution. Žydrūnas Pauža replaced Cezmi Gök. After some careless play in the MZ Fénix defense, Valentin Rydberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pankracy Zajonc. The MZ Fénix fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pankracy Zajonc should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute, Cai Yuan Yuan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arnoldo Leicea. The goal made the score 2-1. MarineerS FK made a substitution. Serafino Modestio replaced Dinç Tuncay. If Carl Rundell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnoldo Leicea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 92nd minute of play. Cai Yuan Yuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Žydrūnas Pauža in the 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnoldo Leicea. That made the score 2-2 after 95 minutes of play. MarineerS FK were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing MZ Fénix to leave the ground with a draw.