U23 World League

☆ Minas Tirith ☆
Spectators: 8131 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1870, VIP seats: 161) Kaapo Stein made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute, Aragorn Ranger 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. Rafa Nadal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elfráður Legolas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dos Soles F.C.'s Rafa Nadal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Dos Soles F.C. from getting a goal against them. 11 minutes into the match, Dos Soles F.C.'s goalkeeper Rafa Nadal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Despot Pajić. Despot Pajić came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rafa Nadal could save by the left post. Zekerijah Beganović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaapo Stein, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhang Bin Hai got free with Rafa Nadal in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Gondor FC™ booed when Dos Soles F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Matuta didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Gondor FC™'s Elfráður Legolas got a free kick in the 20th minute. Dominguez Artaza hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Dos Soles F.C.'s Rafa Nadal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bahtijar Barbarez in the 32nd minute of play. Valentin Matuta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 41st minute Valentin Matuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zekerijah Beganović saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafa Nadal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhang Bin Hai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elfráður Legolas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Nadal having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elfráður Legolas was the one to do the kick off. Dos Soles F.C.'s Rafa Nadal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elfráður Legolas in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Dos Soles F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Aragorn Ranger came free, but Rafa Nadal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafa Nadal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elfráður Legolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65thth minute of the game Elfráður Legolas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dos Soles F.C.'s Rafa Nadal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Elfráður Legolas sped through Dos Soles F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rafa Nadal. Gondor FC™'s Stamenko Gudelj was substituted for Safet Nadarević. Rafa Nadal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamid Hamedović, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gondor FC™'s Hamid Hamedović managed to work through Dos Soles F.C.'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Hamid Hamedović dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Rafa Nadal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhang Bin Hai in the 78th minute of play. Zé Pedro Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Hamedović in the 83rd minute of play forced Dos Soles F.C.'s goalkeeper Rafa Nadal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Dos Soles F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Hamedović came free, but Rafa Nadal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elfráður Legolas in the 88th minute of play forced Dos Soles F.C.'s goalkeeper Rafa Nadal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dos Soles F.C. were furious when Philibert Bouty was red carded, 89 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Dos Soles F.C.'s Philibert Bouty got a free kick in the 90th minute. After some careless play in the Dos Soles F.C. defense, Elfráður Legolas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafa Nadal. The Dos Soles F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafa Nadal should have stopped the shot. After 95 minutes, Dominguez Artaza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dos Soles F.C. and the Gondor FC™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dominguez Artaza hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Gondor FC™'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.