Official Cup

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joe Herring kicked off to start the match. When Joe Herring came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Valencia C.F. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joe Herring couldn't finish the play. 10 minutes into the game, Pavel Machek threw the ball into play from the sideline. Valencia C.F.'s Yuan Wei Han quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 10 minutes into the match, SK Slavia Bohnice's goalkeeper Bobby Axelrod had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joe Herring. Bobby Axelrod 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 12th minute. Bobby Axelrod made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match Valencia C.F. got a corner. SK Slavia Bohnice's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guillermo Farré ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Valencia C.F.'s Guillermo Farré to fire away a dangerous shot which Bobby Axelrod despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, SK Slavia Bohnice's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Bobby Axelrod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bobby Axelrod 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 18th minute. Joe Herring recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 24 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Adam Harding. 25 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Konvalinka came free, but Jerry Lodge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valencia C.F.'s Guillermo Farré was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bobby Axelrod in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Yuan Wei Han came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Valencia C.F. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yuan Wei Han couldn't finish the play. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislav Konvalinka in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislav Konvalinka in the 39th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the SK Slavia Bohnice defense, Joe Herring kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bobby Axelrod. The SK Slavia Bohnice fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bobby Axelrod should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th 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. Bobby Axelrod breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pavel Machek during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joe Herring sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislav Konvalinka to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, SK Slavia Bohnice's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Bobby Axelrod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Lodge was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Filipe Paraíba showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 55 minute of play. Jerry Lodge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stanislav Konvalinka in the 61st minute. Bobby Axelrod stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joe Herring's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Stanislav Konvalinka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jerry Lodge was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pavel Machek made in the 71st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Filipe Paraíba. Valencia C.F.'s Tuncay Candeğer was substituted for Alfred Claydon. SK Slavia Bohnice's Dušan Kyjovský was substituted for Stanislav Konvalinka. Bobby Axelrod made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of SK Slavia Bohnice booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Harding didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jerry Lodge was a little too slow when Dušan Kyjovský got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 1-3. 92 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Kyjovský came free, but Jerry Lodge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute, Joe Herring 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SK Slavia Bohnice had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.