World League

Arda
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elian Benedicto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Villawalter City's Antonio Canal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witomir Zuraw in the 4th minute of play. After 5 played minutes Aragorn got a freekick which was hit by Fedele Moretti. Andrés Casado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mino Puig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrés Casado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Coronel Revuelta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Witomir Zuraw got free with Antonio Canal in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Aragorn's Czeslaw Tokarczyk got a free kick in the 11th minute. Aragorn's Andrés Casado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Coronel Revuelta in the 12th minute of play. If Tony Stark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Witomir Zuraw might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antonio Canal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Witomir Zuraw ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Witomir Zuraw in the 17th minute of play forced Villawalter City's goalkeeper Antonio Canal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aragorn's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastián Olivarez was slow to take the kick. During this time Villawalter City's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Villawalter City's Sebastián Olivarez to fire away a dangerous shot which Andrés Casado despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mino Puig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrés Casado having to interfere. Villawalter City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Witomir Zuraw scored to the left of an out of position Antonio Canal, making the score, 1-0. Villawalter City's Antonio Canal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witomir Zuraw in the 30th minute of play. Elian Benedicto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Witomir Zuraw came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Aragorn fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Witomir Zuraw couldn't finish the play. Andrés Casado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Coronel Revuelta, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Andrés Casado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elian Benedicto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elian Benedicto in the 41st minute of play forced Aragorn's goalkeeper Andrés Casado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Villawalter City were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Aragorn's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sebastián Olivarez took the corner. Antonio Canal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witomir Zuraw, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Andrés Casado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elian Benedicto in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Andrés Casado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gomesano Cayuela in the 56th minute of the match. Andrés Casado had great luck who in the 56thth minute grab hold of the ball when Elian Benedicto from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Aragorn's Czeslaw Tokarczyk quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sebastián Olivarez, made in the 57th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gomesano Cayuela in the 59th minute of play forced Aragorn's goalkeeper Andrés Casado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gomesano Cayuela in the 61st minute of play forced Aragorn's goalkeeper Andrés Casado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match Czeslaw Tokarczyk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonio Canal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Coronel Revuelta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villawalter City's supporters rose to their feet, but Coronel Revuelta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrés Casado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Villawalter City's zone, Witomir Zuraw stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio Canal came out of the goal and Witomir Zuraw tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zbyszek Kapinos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andrés Casado firmly grabbed it by the left post. A throw-in in the 76th minute of the game was made by Sebastián Olivarez with Mino Puig as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 78 minutes into the match, Aragorn's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Velasco came free, but Andrés Casado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Villawalter City's Andrés Casado threw himself towards the right post 80 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gomesano Cayuela, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 85thth minute of the game Witomir Zuraw who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villawalter City's Antonio Canal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antonio Canal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Witomir Zuraw, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coronel Revuelta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Andrés Casado made a huge save. Andrés Casado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elian Benedicto in the 90th minute of the match. When Witomir Zuraw came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Aragorn fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Witomir Zuraw couldn't finish the play. The Aragorn support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.