Friendly League

Colina Historica
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Vasco Mineiro FC's Vinícius Esteves 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. In the 7th minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Artur Kulakov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Artur Kulakov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Феникс Санкт-Петербург protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Artur Kulakov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. André Luiz Pernambucano placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Marcelo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolf Rogov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Liu Jie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcelo Vidal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Bernardinho Maia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Qiu Zheng Ning made a huge save. Qiu Zheng Ning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Lago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Adolf Rogov got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcelo Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolf Rogov in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th match minute, Vasco Mineiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardinho Maia to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Sergey Kachalov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Qiu Zheng Ning didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Vasco Mineiro FC's Frederico Lago shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Liu Jie kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Vinícius Esteves who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Qiu Zheng Ning when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 47 minutes, Liu Jie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's supporters crossed their fingers, but Liu Jie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

Vinícius Esteves struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Qiu Zheng Ning didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vasco Mineiro FC. 56 minutes into the match, Liu Jie dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcelo Vidal, 1-2. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Qiu Zheng Ning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Periklis Vasilarakos in the 59th minute of play. Bernardinho Maia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Esteves came free, but Qiu Zheng Ning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolf Rogov struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Marcelo Vidal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Феникс Санкт-Петербург. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Afanasiy Mamichev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's supporters rose to their feet, but Afanasiy Mamichev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcelo Vidal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vinícius Esteves in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qiu Zheng Ning prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Liu Jie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afanasiy Mamichev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Lago came free, but Qiu Zheng Ning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolf Rogov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Vidal having to interfere. Marcelo Vidal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Liu Jie in the 87th minute. A nice corner shot did that Eduard Krotenko got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcelo Vidal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Afanasiy Mamichev hit a great ball. Qiu Zheng Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Esteves in the 95th minute of the match. Marat Bolshakov hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 98 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Esteves came free, but Qiu Zheng Ning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.