League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 10981 (Terracing: 8237, Seating: 2525, VIP seats: 219) Joe Herring received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Elia Di Ianni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 4th minute Edu de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Lodge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Di Ianni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Scott Bradbury hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Elia Di Ianni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 9th minute of the match. After 10 minutes El Expreso's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guillermo Farré who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Guillermo Farré got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Elia Di Ianni quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when El Expreso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhu Quan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jerry Lodge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Scott Bradbury, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of El Expreso booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Harding didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the game, Adam Harding 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 El Expreso the free kick. In the 21st minute, one of Valencia C.F.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Valencia C.F.. Zhu Quan shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 31 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Adam Harding. In the 33rd match minute, El Expreso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose-Antonio Urioste to maneuver through the defense. El Expreso's Elia Di Ianni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 34th minute of play. Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after El Expreso's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guillermo Farré took the corner. The corner led Valencia C.F.'s Guillermo Farré to fire away a dangerous shot which Elia Di Ianni despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Joe Herring might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elia Di Ianni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joe Herring ran back to his position shaking his head. Elia Di Ianni 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 38th minute. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Bradbury in the 41st minute of the match. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Valencia C.F.'s attentive Ryan Plumber managed to snatch the ball when Cosimo Haye de la made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. Elia Di Ianni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 54th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elia Di Ianni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edu de Sousa. In the 72nd minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elia Di Ianni was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Scott Bradbury received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Jerry Lodge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Joe Herring shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Di Ianni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. José Luis Gayà replaced Emílio Nóbrega. Valencia C.F.'s attentive Ryan Plumber managed to snatch the ball when Cosimo Haye de la made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Alfred Claydon hit a great ball. Jerry Lodge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scott Bradbury, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The Valencia C.F. players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.