U18 League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Martyn Markham made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Kristopher Kellaway hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martyn Markham in the 4th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Bianco Roberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Andrea Tagliente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wesley Kerr was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Martyn Markham took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bianco Roberto. Bianco Roberto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Biagio Dorigatti in the 20th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Wesley Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Valencia C.F.'s Daniel Lilley seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Daniel Lilley the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Valencia C.F. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Daniel Lilley had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of I ritirandi di Canaus booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Lilley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Biagio Dorigatti was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 25th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Wesley Kerr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Dorigatti in the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Donald Marshall broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Bianco Roberto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martyn Markham in the 32nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Leon Ricketts kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bianco Roberto. That made the score 2-0 in the 35 minute of play. Guy Bowen hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Biagio Dorigatti notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Valencia C.F.'s Wesley Kerr. Wesley Kerr was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Valencia C.F.'s Tosh Mannell was substituted for Kristopher Kellaway. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvise Testi got free with Wesley Kerr in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Andrea Tagliente managed to get in a good position for a shot. I ritirandi di Canaus's supporters rose to their feet, but Andrea Tagliente was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wesley Kerr breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alvise Testi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 61 minutes, Leon Ricketts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valencia C.F. and the I ritirandi di Canaus players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 61 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Leon Ricketts. 63 minutes into the match, I ritirandi di Canaus's goal looked a bit too open when Brandon Armstrong came free, but Bianco Roberto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Biagio Dorigatti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Wesley Kerr made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Biagio Dorigatti got free with Wesley Kerr in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 72 played minutes I ritirandi di Canaus got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Simeoni. Donald Marshall, 72 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. I ritirandi di Canaus's Bianco Roberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tosh Mannell in the 75th minute of play. Tosh Mannell kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Brandon Armstrong kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Andrea Tagliente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wesley Kerr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes, Emanuele Guerini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the I ritirandi di Canaus and the Valencia C.F. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to I ritirandi di Canaus getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Emanuele Guerini hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute Tosh Mannell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bianco Roberto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tosh Mannell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon Armstrong in the 95th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Bianco Roberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro De Cristofaro kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in I ritirandi di Canaus's zone, Donald Marshall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bianco Roberto came out of the goal and Donald Marshall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valencia C.F.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.