Rahvuste karikavõistluste I etapp Kalev sports arena March 8th 2008

The first futsal tournament for China Dragon.

It is a 5-a side tournament and every match lasts 17 minutes.

China Dragon is drawn in group D with Polonia and Maccabi.

The first team of the group will compete in the second round for the victory of the tournament. The second team will compete in the second round for the 5th position.

China Dragon - Maccabi 3-5

At noon the debut match for China Dragon is not a lucky one. Maccabi is a very organized team (they even have a coach) and they have many subs, while China Dragon has just 2. Althought that, the match is quite balanced and Maccabi wins with a gap of 2 goals.

Polonia - China Dragon 3-3

It is the critical match to pass to the second round while Maccabi is qualified defeating Polonia 10-0. A draw can be enough for China Dragon. China Dragon leads 3-0 with a strong defense and a prolific attack. Polonia takes advantage of a couple of substitutions and a relaxing behaviour of the Dragons and manages to equalize 3-3 at the end. Lot of drama, but China Dragon reaches the second round to struggle for the 5th position.

China Dragon - Tugas 3-5

The match vs. the Portuguese side Tugas is very similar to the one vs. Maccabi. Tugas are much more tactically organized and they have many people on the bench. Dragons are very solid and they manage to equalise 3-3. But other 2 goals end the match with the victory of Tugas.

Strommi - China Dragon 8-2

The consolation game is versus the aggresive Estonian side Strommi. Dragons are tired after the difficult match with Tugas and they do not have a break time. Strommi comfortably wins but the Dragons scores at least 2 goals.

Appearances for China Dragon:

Yunfei "Leo" 4

Sergio 4

Unknown goalkeeper 4

Marco 4

Jiwei 4

Jingming "Peter" 4

Yu "Danny" 4