Friendly League

Valhalla Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karim Morientes started the match with the kick off. The throw-in from Salas Larrinzar in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Valhalla F.C.'s Iker Maldini. In the 5th minute Karim Morientes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Cabrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benicio Larez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector-Luis Arzola in the 8th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as José Macías kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Benicio Larez. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector-Luis Arzola in the 20th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Larez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benicio Larez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector-Luis Arzola, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Valhalla F.C.'s Karim Morientes in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Azul Y Plomo's goalie prevented a goal. Zacarias Cabrero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karim Morientes went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hector-Luis Arzola made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Morientes in the 56th minute of play forced Azul Y Plomo's goalkeeper Zacarias Cabrero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Navarro Rojas charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Navarro Rojas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Navarro Rojas hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After 59 minutes Azul Y Plomo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bai Yong Yi who took care of the corner kick. Zacarias Cabrero was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karim Morientes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 65 minute of play. Benicio Larez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector-Luis Arzola in the 70th minute of play. When Diaz Mota fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Azul Y Plomo's protests and gave Diaz Mota a yellow card for diving instead. Diaz Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Valhalla F.C. made a substitution. Radek Majewski replaced Du Fan Fei. Azul Y Plomo's Klimowitz Aguinaga was substituted for Salas Larrinzar. Zacarias Cabrero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izel Ronaldo in the 76th minute of play. Izel Ronaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Cabrero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Izel Ronaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. Azul Y Plomo's Zacarias Cabrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izel Ronaldo in the 79th minute of play. Izel Ronaldo might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Cabrero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Izel Ronaldo ran back to his position shaking his head. Azul Y Plomo's Zacarias Cabrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izel Ronaldo in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Hector-Luis Arzola 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. Azul Y Plomo's Leo Matute was substituted for Hector-Luis Arzola. Valhalla F.C.'s Benicio Larez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Latif Biçim in the 88th minute of play. Benicio Larez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Latif Biçim, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute Latif Biçim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Larez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zacarias Cabrero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Izel Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute Valhalla F.C. were awarded a corner. Radek Majewski went to the cornerflag to take it. The Valhalla F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Valhalla F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.