U23 World League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 8425 (Terracing: 6319, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Jäckel in the 14th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Ángel Mista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Tjark Ernst made a huge save. Florentin Gougeon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tjark Ernst read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Tjark Ernst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 24th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Florentin Gougeon took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tjark Ernst to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcus Rall during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Florentin Gougeon might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tjark Ernst. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florentin Gougeon ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28th minute Florentin Gougeon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tjark Ernst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mark Stripf scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 36 minutes into the game, Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tjark Ernst made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Ángel Mista got free with Tjark Ernst in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Hertha 1969 defense, Florentin Gougeon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tjark Ernst. The Hertha 1969 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tjark Ernst should have stopped the shot. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Stripf in the 44th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Adam Jäckel came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonny Logan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Hertha 1969 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Schwarz to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Javi Guerra 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. Andoni Zubizarreta made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Pascal Prinzing sent off a good shot on target. Tjark Ernst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 56th minute of play. With a little luck, Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta got control of the ball when Mark Stripf tried to sneak it across the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Hertha 1969's goal looked a bit too open when Jonny Logan came free, but Tjark Ernst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Jäckel in the 63rd minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hertha 1969 getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Marcus Rall hit a great ball. Tjark Ernst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Florentin Gougeon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tjark Ernst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Hertha 1969 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcus Rall didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tjark Ernst didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florentin Gougeon went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 79th minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Tjark Ernst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilfried Biehle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Andoni Zubizarreta made a huge save. Florentin Gougeon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Tjark Ernst tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Jäckel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tjark Ernst showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 86th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 4-2 when Pascal Prinzing sped through Valencia C.F.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. 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.