Friendly League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erkin Cangiray got the match started through his kick off. Gazi Açıkgün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gazi Açıkgün. That made the score 2-0 after 8 minutes of play. Lin Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Erkin Cangiray came free, but Santiago Cañizares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Wick in the 22nd minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Todd Kidd hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 25th minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Gazi Açıkgün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Cañizares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erkin Cangiray in the 29th minute of play. When Florentin Gougeon came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Valencia C.F. 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 Florentin Gougeon couldn't finish the play. Al Capone kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Florentin Gougeon took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Gazi Açıkgün to make any attempt to save it. 39 minutes into the game, Jonny Logan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valencia C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ÜSTEĞMEN FK the free kick. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Jonny Logan hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Erkin Cangiray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Cañizares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Gazi Açıkgün, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Todd Kidd fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valencia C.F.'s protests and gave Todd Kidd a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Todd Kidd to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

In the 51st 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: 4-0. After 54 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Todd Kidd. Gazi Açıkgün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 56th minute of the match. Santiago Cañizares came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Süleyman Soyselçuk. But to his dismay, Süleyman Soyselçuk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. After 64 minutes of play, Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gazi Açıkgün was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florentin Gougeon in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gazi Açıkgün prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 67 minutes into the game, Seyit Çavuş was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valencia C.F. the free kick. Seyit Çavuş hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Gazi Açıkgün came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon. But to his dismay, Florentin Gougeon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. Süleyman Soyselçuk in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Santiago Cañizares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gazi Açıkgün showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 81st minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gazi Açıkgün narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 91 minutes into the match, ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goal looked a bit too open when Jonny Logan came free, but Gazi Açıkgün reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, ÜSTEĞMEN FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Wick to maneuver through the defense. Valencia C.F.'s Todd Kidd got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 96th minute of the match, Erkin Cangiray tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Santiago Cañizares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Valencia C.F.'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.