World League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) A sloppy throw-in by Du Chen Nan in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Valencia C.F.'s Ricardo Arias. Joe Herring struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Jan-Åke Emander didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valencia C.F.. Ricardo Arias hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Jan-Åke Emander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Herring, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Jerry Lodge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gino Galante, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Jan-Åke Emander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joe Herring in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Yuan Wei Han got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a defensive mix-up in The Owls's zone, Joe Herring stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan-Åke Emander came out of the goal and Joe Herring tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. William Creemers kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Joe Herring received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Jan-Åke Emander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino Galante in the 45th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.J. Bufi kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joe Herring stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A.J. Bufi got a throw-in 51 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Cristian Furdui. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gino Galante in the 57th minute of play. Joe Herring took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan-Åke Emander. Jan-Åke Emander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When Gino Galante came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the The Owls 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 Gino Galante couldn't finish the play. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. Tuncay Candeğer replaced Alfred Claydon. A.J. Bufi made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gino Galante immediately put the ball in play. Thanks to some nice moves Cristian Furdui could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Jerry Lodge however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Herring in the 78th minute of play forced The Owls's goalkeeper Jan-Åke Emander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge got control of the ball when Gino Galante tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s José Luis Gayà got a free kick in the 80th minute. Jerry Lodge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino Galante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Luis Gayà during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of The Owls booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Luis Gayà didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Owls's Ubarna Harroyo was substituted for Gino Galante. José Luis Gayà got a throw-in 95 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Joe Herring. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Valencia C.F. fans cheered their team off the field, for while The Owls had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.