Challenge

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cai Yuan Yuan kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Cosme Fulanito made a precise shot to the right of Pankracy Zajonc. MZ Fénix's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, D.P.Aarburg's goalkeeper Valentin Bujor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cai Yuan Yuan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Fulanito in the 11th 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 14th minute of the match MZ Fénix got a corner. D.P.Aarburg'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 Lázaro Ramalho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Valentin Bujor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 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 Valentin Bujor. That made the score 1-1 after 15 minutes of play. Cai Yuan Yuan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valentin Bujor having to make a save. 21 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valentin Bujor narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Valentin Bujor skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If David Peralta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 32 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Ramalho. Valentin Bujor was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Cai Yuan Yuan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cai Yuan Yuan really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 37th minute of the game Oscar Hasselborg made a throw-in which Cosme Fulanito played forward. 40 minutes into the match, D.P.Aarburg's goalkeeper Valentin Bujor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cai Yuan Yuan. A collision led to D.P.Aarburg getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Oscar Hasselborg hit a great ball. Cai Yuan Yuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Bujor having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The throw-in from Oscar Hasselborg in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MZ Fénix's Vladimiro Granja. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Valentin Bujor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Oscar Hasselborg made in the 64th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Almiro Medeiros however managed to control. MZ Fénix were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after D.P.Aarburg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aras Görkem Kaymaz took the corner. The corner led to MZ Fénix's Florin Dragușin getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When Cosme Fulanito came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the D.P.Aarburg 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 Cosme Fulanito couldn't finish the play. Cai Yuan Yuan might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Valentin Bujor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cai Yuan Yuan ran back to his position shaking his head. Valentin Bujor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 76th minute of the match. Valentin Bujor 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 81st minute. In the 85th minute, Cosme Fulanito 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. 88 minutes into the game, one of D.P.Aarburg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 91 minutes, Ilie Bucuță mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the D.P.Aarburg and the MZ Fénix players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st match minute, D.P.Aarburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilie Bucuță to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that MZ Fénix were the better team. MZ Fénix's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.