Official Cup

Valinor
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roger Flor kicked off to start the match. Zacharias Kavogiannis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Rigg went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, William Rigg managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Valar's supporters rose to their feet, but William Rigg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zacharias Kavogiannis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 9thth minute of the game Roger Flor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Valar's Emmanuel Canturri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 11 minutes into the match, PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper Zacharias Kavogiannis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Rigg. In the 12th minute of the match The Valar got a corner. PicksBattle.com's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Codruț Uncheşu ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on The Valar's corner Manwë Vala fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zacharias Kavogiannis quite easily take care of the ball. Zacharias Kavogiannis made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when William Rigg sent off a good shot on target. In the 20th minute, The Valar's William Rigg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zacharias Kavogiannis. Zacharias Kavogiannis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. William Rigg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zacharias Kavogiannis having to make a save. With a little luck, PicksBattle.com's Zacharias Kavogiannis got control of the ball when William Rigg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Efthimis Giotopoulos's late challenge caught a The Valar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Efthimis Giotopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of The Valar booed when PicksBattle.com was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efthimis Giotopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, PicksBattle.com's Zacharias Kavogiannis got control of the ball when William Rigg tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Valar's Manwë Vala got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when The Valar's Manwë Vala in the 39th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Zacharias Kavogiannis was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for PicksBattle.com through an amazing save. In the 41st minute, Manwë Vala fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With a little luck, PicksBattle.com's Zacharias Kavogiannis got control of the ball when William Rigg tried to sneak it across the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Roger Flor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Emmanuel Canturri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and William Rigg made a kick off. Zacharias Kavogiannis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manwë Vala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, William Rigg put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Zacharias Kavogiannis. PicksBattle.com's Zacharias Kavogiannis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Rigg in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Manwë Vala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Roger Flor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emmanuel Canturri was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. Zacharias Kavogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Rigg, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Zacharias Kavogiannis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Rigg, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, Roger Flor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PicksBattle.com fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-3. The audience was convinced that William Rigg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacharias Kavogiannis was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Emmanuel Canturri made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Roger Flor sent off a good shot on target. Aulë Vala hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Rigg in the 89th minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper Zacharias Kavogiannis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, PicksBattle.com's goal looked a bit too open when William Rigg came free, but Zacharias Kavogiannis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PicksBattle.com's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because The Valar had won, even though PicksBattle.com had held more of the ball.