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GIGANTE DE ALBERDI
Spectators: 10832 (Terracing: 8125, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joe Herring made the kick off which started today's match. CA Piratas's Birant Kayrar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 13th minute of play. Joe Herring took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Birant Kayrar. Birant Kayrar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Birant Kayrar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 16th minute of the match. Joe Herring's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Birant Kayrar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Birant Kayrar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 19th minute of the match. Joe Herring struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Birant Kayrar 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.. Birant Kayrar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joe Herring's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birant Kayrar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner. Guillermo Farré went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Guillermo Farré almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CA Piratas's Birant Kayrar did a great save. Yuan Wei Han was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 31 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Valencia C.F. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! Jerry Lodge had in the 32ndth minute some difficulties stopping Denis Drăgoescu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerry Lodge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Drăgoescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Birant Kayrar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in CA Piratas's zone, Joe Herring stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birant Kayrar 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. CA Piratas's Birant Kayrar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Farré in the 44th minute of play. After 45 played minutes CA Piratas got a freekick which was hit by Zheko Lenev. Birant Kayrar 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 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Billy Blowman to make the kick off. Birant Kayrar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Ryan Plumber got a free kick in the 54th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th 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. Birant Kayrar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Birant Kayrar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, CA Piratas's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Birant Kayrar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on Valencia C.F.'s corner Oliver Bean fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Birant Kayrar quite easily take care of the ball. Joe Herring blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Birant Kayrar having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Joe Herring's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Birant Kayrar was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 74th minute, Guillermo Farré got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Denis Drăgoescu's late challenge caught a Valencia C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Drăgoescu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute, Denis Drăgoescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Joe Herring hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the game, Joe Herring lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Birant Kayrar.