U23 World League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 8541 (Terracing: 6407, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 170) Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Owen Vera, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. FC WAWER's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Florentin Gougeon scored to the left of an out of position 安柯 Sar, making the score, 1-0. Andoni Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cornelius Bjørgo in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Pérez García in the 13th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andoni Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Pérez García in the 15th minute of the match. Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbyszek Wojtyna in the 17th minute of play. Jonny Logan charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonny Logan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonny Logan hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Owen Vera, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Florentin Gougeon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 安柯 Sar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Alvaro Pérez García ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andoni Zubizarreta was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 35th match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Marchena to maneuver through the defense. Andoni Zubizarreta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cornelius Bjørgo in the 36th minute of play. In the 40th minute FC WAWER were awarded a corner. Mikolaj Majtyka went to the cornerflag to take it. 43 minutes into the game, Witomir Nigbor threw the ball into play from the sideline. Valencia C.F.'s Todd Kidd quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 45 minutes into the match, Owen Vera notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta. Andoni Zubizarreta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Valencia C.F. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC WAWER were winning 2-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonny Logan to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florentin Gougeon in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 安柯 Sar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 57 minutes into the game, Witomir Nigbor threw the ball into play from the sideline. Valencia C.F.'s Todd Kidd quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 60th minute Owen Vera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andoni Zubizarreta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Javi Guerra was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. FC WAWER made a substitution. Eduard Boșneag replaced Alvaro Pérez García. FC WAWER's He Qi Mo was substituted for Cornelius Bjørgo. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Valencia C.F.! Valencia C.F.:s Andoni Zubizarreta showed great skill when he stopped Eduard Boșneag:s penalty. In the 67th minute, He Qi Mo made a precise shot to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. Valencia C.F.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Owen Vera, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 71stth minute of the game Owen Vera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valencia C.F.'s Andoni Zubizarreta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-5 when Owen Vera sped through Valencia C.F.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andoni Zubizarreta. 安柯 Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Todd Kidd in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC WAWER's Falalu Falah. In the 80th minute, FC WAWER's Witomir Nigbor seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Witomir Nigbor the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC WAWER protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Witomir Nigbor had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC WAWER fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! In the 85th play minute He Qi Mo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Andoni Zubizarreta. 2-6. 90 minutes into the match, Florentin Gougeon notched a goal, 3-6, to the right of FC WAWER's 安柯 Sar. 安柯 Sar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. He Qi Mo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andoni Zubizarreta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 98th minute of play. When the match was over FC WAWER could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Valencia C.F. throughout the match.