Official Cup

Fox Hunting Arena!
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nic Adams started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yoachim Rijniers during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yoachim Rijniers to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nic Adams. Ruslan Shagiakhmetov struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Méndez Marfa 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. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gennadiy Blatun in the 16th minute of play forced Fox Hunting Squad's goalkeeper Méndez Marfa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dries De Raeijmaeker in the 17th minute of play. Timur Chichko might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Méndez Marfa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Timur Chichko ran back to his position shaking his head. Méndez Marfa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timur Chichko, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. A collision led to Fox Hunting Squad getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Yoachim Rijniers hit a great ball. In the 31st minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Aleksey Braga seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aleksey Braga 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 Aleksey Braga had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Феникс Санкт-Петербург! When the match had been going on for 32 minutes, Fox Hunting Squad's Nic Adams got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Josue Ayala. Nic Adamss short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Josue Ayala to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 54th minute Nic Adams shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josue Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Josue Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsene Van Mechelen in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Timur Chichko hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Tudor Sălcudeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Nic Adams's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josue Ayala was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute, Dries De Raeijmaeker made a precise shot to the right of Josue Ayala. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. If Timur Chichko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Méndez Marfa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timur Chichko in the 77th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Феникс Санкт-Петербург was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Egor Penkin to maneuver through the defense. After 82 played minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург got a freekick which was hit by Egor Penkin. Arsene Van Mechelen struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Josue Ayala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fox Hunting Squad. In the 83rdth minute of the game Nic Adams who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 84th minute Fox Hunting Squad were awarded a corner. Nic Adams went to the cornerflag to take it. Josue Ayala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nic Adams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Josue Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maicon van Beek in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st match minute, Fox Hunting Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louis Van Campenhout to maneuver through the defense. Liu Jie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Méndez Marfa made a huge save. Fox Hunting Squad's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Liu Jie scored to the left of an out of position Méndez Marfa, making the score, 2-1. Fox Hunting Squad's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.