Friendly League

Valinor
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hélder de Lara started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, The Valar's William Rigg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christodoulos Karabogias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If William Rigg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. William Rigg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Christodoulos Karabogias made a huge save. In the 7th match minute, The Valar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Hajto to maneuver through the defense. Constantin Hrebenciuc made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nubecitas FC's Luisito Puigdellivol. 13 minutes into the game, Sunday Morelos threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Valar's Martin Mols quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience thought a goal was coming when William Rigg got free with Christodoulos Karabogias in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute of the game Martin Mols made a throw-in which William Rigg played forward. After 20 played minutes The Valar got a freekick which was hit by Martin Mols. William Rigg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Rigg in the 25th minute of play forced Nubecitas FC's goalkeeper Christodoulos Karabogias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emmanuel Canturri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder de Lara in the 28th minute of play. Emmanuel Canturri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélder de Lara in the 33rd minute of the match. Txomin De la Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Emmanuel Canturri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, The Valar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Hajto to maneuver through the defense. Hélder de Lara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 42 minutes into the match, The Valar's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder de Lara came free, but Emmanuel Canturri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Manwë Vala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Valar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nubecitas FC the free kick. In the 44th match minute, The Valar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manwë Vala to maneuver through the defense. Luisito Puigdellivol hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

53 minutes into the game, The Valar's William Rigg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christodoulos Karabogias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Christodoulos Karabogias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Rigg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Martin Mols hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nubecitas FC made a substitution. Adrian Söderqwist replaced Petri Marrero. 62 minutes into the game, Luisito Puigdellivol threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Valar's Alfred Hajto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Christodoulos Karabogias 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's Emmanuel Canturri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélder de Lara in the 66th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, William Rigg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christodoulos Karabogias. Nubecitas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that William Rigg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Constantin Hrebenciuc hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Codruț Uncheşu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Nubecitas FC booed when The Valar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manwë Vala didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christodoulos Karabogias didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Rigg went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nubecitas FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Valar.