Friendly League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Joe Herring took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Oliver Bean fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valencia C.F.'s protests and gave Oliver Bean a yellow card for diving instead. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 武 杨广 in the 7th minute of the match. Enrique Najarro hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes in the game Taniel Jaanovits did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Silvio Foro. The audience was convinced that Joe Herring's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 邓真义 was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Claudio-Paul Caniggia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 23 minutes, Joe Herring managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valencia C.F.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Joe Herring was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 邓真义 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 26th minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Enrique Najarro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 29 minutes of play, Psycho-Circus's Talib Temelj made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerry Lodge was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the match, Psycho-Circus's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but 邓真义 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 39th minute by Yuan Wei Han got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 武 杨广 was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper 邓真义, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Herring in the 62nd minute of play forced Psycho-Circus's goalkeeper 邓真义 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerry Lodge had great luck who in the 64thth minute grab hold of the ball when 武 杨广 from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 65th 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: 1-2. Psycho-Circus made a substitution. Andres Calamaro replaced 武 杨广. 70 minutes into the match, Psycho-Circus's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but 邓真义 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73rd play minutes Joe Herring shot 2-2, a short shot which went by 邓真义 and just under the crossbar into goal. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. Tuncay Candeğer replaced Alfred Claydon. In the 81st match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuncay Candeğer to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Silvio Foro from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Jerry Lodge's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 84th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 邓真义 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Čubrilo Romero kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Valencia C.F.'s Guillermo Farré got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andres Calamaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Jerry Lodge made a huge save. Joe Herring recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Psycho-Circus's Taniel Jaanovits got a free kick in the 92nd minute. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ryan Plumber hit a great ball. Jerry Lodge had great luck who in the 96thth minute grab hold of the ball when Andres Calamaro from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.