Friendly League

Stadio Ennio Tardini
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Edinson Haaland made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinson Haaland in the 3rd minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Laçın Cumayev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute of the match, Edinson Haaland tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Laçın Cumayev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Alberto Malheiro made in the 8th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zigmantas Gimbutas however managed to control. The supporters of Chinese CJ Youth Academy booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zigmantas Gimbutas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Edinson Haaland who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SC Braga's Laçın Cumayev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The corner led Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Börje Ivarsson to fire away a dangerous shot which Laçın Cumayev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinson Haaland in the 17th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Laçın Cumayev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edinson Haaland in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Laçın Cumayev, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. SC Braga's Laçın Cumayev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save SC Braga from getting a goal against them. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by SC Braga's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Su Jian Jie was slow to take the kick. During this time Chinese CJ Youth Academy's players had a chance to rest. Alberto Malheiro made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lu Xun Lei. Laçın Cumayev made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Edinson Haaland sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Xu Yong Feng in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SC Braga's Valdomiro Lira. Frank Frankfurter stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Edinson Haaland came free, but Laçın Cumayev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Frank Frankfurter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdomiro Lira in the 46th minute of play. Xu Yong Feng kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zigmantas Gimbutas to make the kick off. Laçın Cumayev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinson Haaland in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Edinson Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Cumayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinson Haaland in the 67th minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Laçın Cumayev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Edinson Haaland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laçın Cumayev was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson was substituted for Zigmantas Gimbutas. SC Braga made a substitution. Geraldo Lucas replaced André Jordão. Chinese CJ Youth Academy were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after SC Braga's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Su Jian Jie took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Bai Feng Xiang heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Stig-Åke Mattsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frank Frankfurter having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 76th minute of play forced Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goalkeeper Frank Frankfurter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Orling came free, but Laçın Cumayev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Valdomiro Lira got a free kick in the 78th minute. Chinese CJ Youth Academy made a substitution. Yuan Ting Chao replaced Lu Zhan Jian. A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Valdomiro Lira hit a great ball. Laçın Cumayev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Xiang Yuan in the 83rd minute of the match. When SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goalie prevented a goal. Laçın Cumayev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tytus Orling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Günther Doty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laçın Cumayev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laçın Cumayev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Orling, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 95 minutes in the game Yuan Ting Chao did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Roni Ronaldinho. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Frank Frankfurter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 98th minute of play. SC Braga's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.