Official Cup

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joe Herring took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Here Comes the Hammer got a freekick which was hit by Carlinhos Félix. 5 minutes into the match, Here Comes the Hammer's goal looked a bit too open when Guillermo Farré came free, but Olov Åström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joe Herring in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Olov Åström saved Here Comes the Hammer from getting behind. In the 21st minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Åström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Joe Herring made a precise shot to the right of Olov Åström. Here Comes the Hammer's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Joe Herring recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Joe Herring dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Olov Åström, 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zlatan Nickerson in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerry Lodge saved Valencia C.F. from getting behind. In the 35th minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olov Åström was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joe Herring in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olov Åström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute, Joe Herring reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Olov Åström. The goal made the score 4-0. Joe Herring's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Olov Åström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Here Comes the Hammer's Olov Åström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Michael Sigfridsson was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute of the match, Bai Yu Xiong tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jerry Lodge saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Joe Herring's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olov Åström was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Hasse Brasse made in the 63rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Valencia C.F.'s Ricardo Arias. Joe Herring scored 6-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olov Åström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guillermo Farré recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Here Comes the Hammer's Olov Åström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 79th minute of play. Zlatan Nickerson hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Here Comes the Hammer's goalkeeper Olov Åström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olov Åström was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Here Comes the Hammer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hasse Brasse didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 89 played minutes Here Comes the Hammer got a freekick which was hit by Hasse Brasse. In the 91st minute, Florentin Gougeon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valencia C.F. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. The Valencia C.F. fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 10-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Valencia C.F. had played much better football throughout.