League

Kattegat Arena
Spectators: 7147 (Terracing: 5361, Seating: 1644, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Qiu Xu started the match with the kick off. Geronimo George hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the game, one of Valhalla Vikings:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Valhalla Vikings:s Leo Araoz showed great skill when he stopped Samuel Pere:s penalty. In the 7th minute, Qiu Xu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Qiu Xu in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Raul Argoitz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in Nueva Fuerza's zone, Qiu Xu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raul Argoitz came out of the goal and Qiu Xu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Nueva Fuerza getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Urbano Lluques hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geronimo George got free with Raul Argoitz in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nueva Fuerza's goalkeeper Raul Argoitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 25 minutes, Qiu Xu made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Nueva Fuerza's Raul Argoitz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute, Qiu Xu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiu Xu in the 34th minute of play forced Nueva Fuerza's goalkeeper Raul Argoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Santos Gartxot managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valhalla Vikings's supporters rose to their feet, but Santos Gartxot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Argoitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th match minute, Nueva Fuerza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urbano Lluques to maneuver through the defense. Santos Gartxot blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raul Argoitz having to make a save. After having played for 45 minutes, Qiu Xu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valhalla Vikings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qiu Xu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santos Gartxot scored 3-0 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Raul Argoitz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvio Eliu to make the kick off. Urbano Lluques hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Raul Argoitz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Qiu Xu went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Santos Gartxot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Faustino Frascuelo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 67th play minutes Qiu Xu shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Raul Argoitz and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Qiu Xu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Argoitz was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Qiu Xu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Argoitz having to interfere. Qiu Xu struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Raul Argoitz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valhalla Vikings. After a rather tough play, Valhalla Vikings's Santos Gartxot got a free kick in the 81st minute. Raul Argoitz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qiu Xu's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Raul Argoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Xu in the 86th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Santos Gartxot managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valhalla Vikings's supporters rose to their feet, but Santos Gartxot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Argoitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Qiu Xu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Argoitz having to interfere. If Qiu Xu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santos Gartxot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Argoitz having to interfere. Valhalla Vikings walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.