Friendly League

Valinor
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matthias Bern made the kick off which started today's match. G A I S's Staffan Eckegren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save G A I S from getting a goal against them. Emmanuel Canturri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cléber Marinho in the 5th minute of play. When G A I S's Cléber Marinho in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Valar's goalie prevented a goal. The G A I S fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when G A I S's Cléber Marinho looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Marian Otopeanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Staffan Eckegren made a huge save. 13 minutes into the match, The Valar's goal looked a bit too open when Norman Mabalane came free, but Emmanuel Canturri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when 倪旭珂 got free with Staffan Eckegren in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emmanuel Canturri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Zaldua in the 17th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aulë Vala got free with Staffan Eckegren in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Ozon hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, Aulë Vala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Staffan Eckegren was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. G A I S's Staffan Eckegren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manwë Vala in the 31st minute of play. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Manwë Vala sped through G A I S's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Staffan Eckegren. Emmanuel Canturri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléber Marinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Emmanuel Canturri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Bern in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute G A I S were awarded a corner. Matthias Bern went to the cornerflag to take it. Staffan Eckegren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aulë Vala showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 39 minute of play. In the 45th minute Norman Mabalane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emmanuel Canturri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manwë Vala to make the kick off. Ty Scholes kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in G A I S's zone, Manwë Vala stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Staffan Eckegren came out of the goal and Manwë Vala tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 54th minute, Alain Gibert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manwë Vala in the 55th minute of the match. Staffan Eckegren didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 倪旭珂 went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice moves Matthias Bern could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Emmanuel Canturri however easily saved by the left post. Sixten Ekström kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. G A I S's Staffan Eckegren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manwë Vala in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to G A I S getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sixten Ekström hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aulë Vala in the 75th minute of play forced G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emmanuel Canturri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norman Mabalane, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Staffan Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codruț Uncheşu in the 82nd minute of play. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by G A I S's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manwë Vala was slow to take the kick. During this time The Valar's players had a chance to rest. Manwë Vala made a great header on The Valar's corner, it was just that G A I S's Staffan Eckegren managed to reach the ball for a save. 93 minutes into the match, G A I S's goal looked a bit too open when 倪旭珂 came free, but Staffan Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Valar had won after a very even match.