Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cai Yuan Yuan got the match started through his kick off. FC ICEWIND DALE's Erik Stor managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lázaro Ramalho in the 3 minute of the game. Fernando Marinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pankracy Zajonc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Marinho ran back to his position shaking his head. After 4 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Aras Görkem Kaymaz. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC ICEWIND DALE'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. Kuno Lüdimõis came out of the goal in the 16th 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 2-0. Fernando Marinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pankracy Zajonc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Marinho ran back to his position shaking his head. Pankracy Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Marinho in the 19th minute of the match. Charlie Sjögren made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Fernando Marinho immediately put the ball in play. 25 minutes into the match, FC ICEWIND DALE's goalkeeper Kuno Lüdimõis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cai Yuan Yuan. Fernando Marinho spun around in front of the goal 27 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of MZ Fénix's goal. Kuno Lüdimõis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 30th minute. With a little luck, FC ICEWIND DALE's Kuno Lüdimõis got control of the ball when Aras Görkem Kaymaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 41 minutes of play, FC ICEWIND DALE's Fernando Marinho made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pankracy Zajonc was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Basilio Ovando hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Fernando Marinho 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.

The wind increased when Fernando Marinho made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Fernando Marinho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pankracy Zajonc was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 58 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiro Granja. Pankracy Zajonc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walery Wolicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Marinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pankracy Zajonc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernando Marinho ran back to his position shaking his head. Fernando Marinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pankracy Zajonc made a huge save. 62 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Marinho came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Tomasz Waldoch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 76th minute of play forced FC ICEWIND DALE's goalkeeper Kuno Lüdimõis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MZ Fénix's Florin Dragușin managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Zeki Canver in the 79 minute of the game. Cai Yuan Yuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kuno Lüdimõis having to interfere. Kuno Lüdimõis came out of the goal in the 85th 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 3-2. Wincent Debowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

MZ Fénix's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.