Official Cup

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, 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. In the 3rd minute, Cai Yuan Yuan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MZ Fénix fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Igor Zambujal 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 7th minute. Mikolaj Filipkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Igor Zambujal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 10th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Cai Yuan Yuan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of AJAX's Igor Zambujal. Igor Zambujal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 16th minute Pancho Roca 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 corner ended in Florin Dragușin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AJAX's Igor Zambujal did a great save. 20 minutes into the match, AJAX's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cai Yuan Yuan. Cai Yuan Yuan might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Igor Zambujal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cai Yuan Yuan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute Cai Yuan Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Zambujal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascoal Espírito Santo in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind AJAX's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AJAX's goalie prevented a goal. Pankracy Zajonc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pancho Roca in the 31st minute of play. Igor Zambujal 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 39th minute. In the 40th minute of the match MZ Fénix got a corner. AJAX'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 Florin Dragușin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Igor Zambujal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Igor Zambujal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Pancho Roca made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cai Yuan Yuan in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Igor Zambujal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Cai Yuan Yuan put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Igor Zambujal. Igor Zambujal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 58th minute of the match. Cai Yuan Yuan took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Zambujal. Igor Zambujal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 62 minutes into the game, Tomasz Waldoch threw the ball into play from the sideline. AJAX's Cosme Cordarryl quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 69th minute of play forced AJAX's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 69th minute of play forced AJAX's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Zambujal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the game, Cai Yuan Yuan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Igor Zambujal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Alexandre Valido replaced Vladimiro Granja. Igor Zambujal 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 76th minute. After some careless play in the AJAX defense, Cai Yuan Yuan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Igor Zambujal. The AJAX fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Igor Zambujal should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Cai Yuan Yuan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Igor Zambujal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Cai Yuan Yuan made a precise shot to the right of Igor Zambujal. AJAX's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind AJAX's goalkeeper Igor Zambujal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 94th match minute, AJAX was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascoal Espírito Santo to maneuver through the defense. AJAX's Igor Zambujal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 95th minute of play. MZ Fénix were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AJAX for a fine match.