Friendly League

Valinor
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. William Rigg started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, William Rigg recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonas Prestes. William Rigg showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, William Rigg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jonas Prestes. Szczyglice's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that William Rigg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 13th minute, William Rigg made a precise shot to the right of Jonas Prestes. Szczyglice's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Szczyglice's Jonas Prestes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Rigg in the 17th minute of play. A collision led to Szczyglice getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Gilbert Hyska hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as William Rigg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jonas Prestes. That made the score 4-0 in the 19 minute of play. Szczyglice's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gilbert Hyska in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute, The Valar's William Rigg dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. William Riggs short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Jonas Prestes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Jim Liljeström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emmanuel Canturri was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. The Valar were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Szczyglice's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alfred Hajto took the corner. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dawid Laskowski was the one to do the kick off. William Rigg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonas Prestes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 50th minute of play. If Dawid Laskowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute of the match, Jim Liljeström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emmanuel Canturri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 60th minute, William Rigg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Valar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Jonas Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Rigg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manwë Vala in the 66th minute of play forced Szczyglice's goalkeeper Jonas Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Szczyglice's goal looked a bit too open when William Rigg came free, but Jonas Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manwë Vala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Prestes having to interfere. Jonas Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Rigg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Valar were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Szczyglice's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alfred Hajto took the corner. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 8-0 when William Rigg sped through Szczyglice's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonas Prestes. 86 minutes into the match, Szczyglice's goal looked a bit too open when William Rigg came free, but Jonas Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, William Rigg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonas Prestes was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. The Valar walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.