Running a plugin goal before the default one - maven

Question

TL;DR: Using maven, I want to run a plugin goal at the beginning of the test phase, before tests actually run. What would be a clean way to do it?
I want to print a message just before the tests actually run. Hence I want to use the echo goal of the echo plugin at the beginning of the test phase (to tell the user that if every tests fail, he'd better have a look at the README since there's a test environment he should set up first)
Attempt n°1
A simple approach could be to run this plugin in the previous phase, process-test-classes.
It works, but it doesn't seem semantically correct to bind this task to this phase...
Attempt n°2
According to Maven documentation, When multiple executions are given that match a particular phase, they are executed in the order specified in the POM, with inherited executions running first., so I tried to set explicitly the surefire plugin:
...
<plugin>
<groupId>com.soebes.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-echo-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>echo</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<echos>
<echo>*** If most tests fail, make sure you've installed the fake wiki. See README for more info ***</echo>
</echos>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.16</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>test</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
...
But tests run before my message is printed.
So, to put it in a nutshell: is there a way to reach my goal, or should I stick to the "process-test-classes solution" even though it seems a bit "hacky"?
Thanks!

Answer 1

As #khmarbaise said, your solution is still hacky, because whole test looks like Integration Test and should be processed by Failsafe Plugin. Failsafe has nice phase pre-integration-test for testing fake wiki etc :)
Based on Guide to Configuring Default Mojo Executions this works for me:
<plugin>
<groupId>com.soebes.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-echo-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>1-test</id>
<phase>test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>echo</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<echos>
<echo>*** If most tests fail, make sure you've installed the fake wiki. See README for more info ***</echo>
</echos>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.16</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>default-test</id>
<configuration>
<skip>true</skip>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>2-test</id>
<phase>test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>test</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
This is very odd for me ;)
I have two plugins with executions bound to generate-sources, one listed first in the list of about 6 plugins and the other listed last. However, the one listed last (which depends on the one listed first) always executes first.
How can I execute several maven plugins within a single phase and set their respective execution order?