Prized/Friendly Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jesús Imaz made the kick off which started today's match. Jesús Imaz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Benítez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. The Gunners Juniors's Wojciech Winnicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tsubasa Ozora in the 12th minute of play. Wojciech Winnicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tsubasa Ozora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Kristoffer Nimtofte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Benítez was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Pedro Benítez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristoffer Nimtofte in the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Péter Lendvay 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. In the 33rd minute Isidoro Mangas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wojciech Winnicki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jesús Imaz in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Benítez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedro Benítez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesús Imaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. With a little luck, VILLARREAL UNITED's Pedro Benítez got control of the ball when Jesús Imaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half VILLARREAL UNITED were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Isidoro Mangas to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Jesús Imaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Benítez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Benítez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesús Imaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the game, The Gunners Juniors's Kristoffer Nimtofte nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Benítez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. If Kristoffer Nimtofte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Gunners Juniors's Jesús Imaz got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. VILLARREAL UNITED made a substitution. Tristan Zapater replaced Isidoro Mangas. After 67 played minutes The Gunners Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Kaczor. In the 73rd minute The Gunners Juniors were awarded a corner. Péter Lendvay went to the cornerflag to take it. 陈荣锋 was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 75 minutes into the game, The Gunners Juniors's Jesús Imaz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Benítez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 79 minutes into the match, Jesús Imaz notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of VILLARREAL UNITED's Pedro Benítez. Pedro Benítez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 82 minutes, Péter Lendvay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Gunners Juniors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Péter Lendvay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 84 played minutes VILLARREAL UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Zadornin Silva. Pedro Benítez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristoffer Nimtofte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute The Gunners Juniors were awarded a corner. Péter Lendvay went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led The Gunners Juniors's Kristoffer Nimtofte to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Benítez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kristoffer Nimtofte in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Benítez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Gunners Juniors's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Tsubasa Ozora scored to the left of an out of position Wojciech Winnicki, making the score, 3-2. The Gunners Juniors's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.