Friendly League

Meliata
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ľubomír Smatana got the match started through his kick off. Jerry Lodge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viktor Kasarda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuan Wei Han received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ladislav Lomnický tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ladislav Lomnický stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joe Herring's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Joe Herring managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valencia C.F.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Joe Herring was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ladislav Lomnický breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislav Lomnický saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislav Lomnický saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Valencia C.F. were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joe Herring to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Joe Herring took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Ladislav Lomnický to make any attempt to save it. UFC Pivnica's Ladislav Lomnický played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 56th minute of play. Ryan Plumber hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joe Herring in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ladislav Lomnický saved UFC Pivnica from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joe Herring in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ladislav Lomnický saved UFC Pivnica from getting behind. 65 minutes into the match, UFC Pivnica's Ľubomír Smatana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jerry Lodge narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, UFC Pivnica's goalkeeper Ladislav Lomnický had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joe Herring. In the 70th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislav Lomnický saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavol Rybnický in the 71st minute of play. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valencia C.F.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Viktor Kasarda was slow to take the kick. During this time UFC Pivnica's players had a chance to rest. Jerry Lodge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavol Rybnický, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 81 minutes into the match, UFC Pivnica's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Ladislav Lomnický reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Joe Herring had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ladislav Lomnický. UFC Pivnica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Herring was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 89th minute, Joe Herring 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: 0-4. The UFC Pivnica supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Valencia C.F.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Valencia C.F..