Official Cup

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 188 (Terracing: 142, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joe Herring got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Mazinho Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Joe Herring scored to the left of an out of position Mazinho Barreto, making the score, 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mazinho Barreto. That made the score 2-0 after 15 minutes of play. Jacinto Piarres kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes in the game Jacinto Piarres did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Válbson Guerra. Jacinto Piarres made in the 28th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which 梅响庭 however managed to control. Mazinho Barreto was a little too slow when Joe Herring got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 4-0. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's goalkeeper Mazinho Barreto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazinho Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 梅响庭 scored 4-1 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerry Lodge, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's Mazinho Barreto got control of the ball when Joe Herring tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lance Fairfax charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lance Fairfax the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 47 minutes into the match, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's goalkeeper Mazinho Barreto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joe Herring. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 梅响庭 to make the kick off. Jacinto Piarres made in the 51st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Válbson Guerra. 56 minutes into the match, Joe Herring had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mazinho Barreto. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Herring was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Mazinho Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Farré in the 63rd minute of play. Mazinho Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 66th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Joe Herring had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mazinho Barreto. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Herring was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Mazinho Barreto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joe Herring's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jacinto Piarres during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jacinto Piarres hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Joe Herring 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. Mazinho Barreto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Guillermo Farré had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Joe Herring's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mazinho Barreto was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Jerry Lodge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlinhos Dias in the 94th minute. There was no doubt that Valencia C.F. were the better team. Valencia C.F.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.