U23 League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Affan Bakır kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Jeremy Colton. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurand Moryl during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jurand Moryl kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Noisiel's goalkeeper Samy Roulin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Florentin Gougeon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Samy Roulin. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. In the 21st minute, Jonny Logan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samy Roulin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Samy Roulin made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Florentin Gougeon sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Noisiel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sammy Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florentin Gougeon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Samy Roulin having to make a save. With an all-out effort, Valencia C.F.'s Samy Roulin threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Florentin Gougeon, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 35th minute of play forced Noisiel's goalkeeper Samy Roulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andoni Zubizarreta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Affan Bakır's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Noisiel's goalkeeper Samy Roulin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonny Logan. Valencia C.F.'s attentive Todd Kidd managed to snatch the ball when Sammy Cardoso made a throw-in in the 41st minute of the game. In the 46th minute, Florentin Gougeon 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonny Logan to strike the kick off in the second half. Andoni Zubizarreta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Affan Bakır in the 54th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Andoni Zubizarreta successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 56 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Florentin Gougeon. 57 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Affan Bakır came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Affan Bakır fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andoni Zubizarreta having to interfere. Mounir Liot could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Andoni Zubizarreta made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Marchena during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaétan Marciniak, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Florentin Gougeon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samy Roulin. Noisiel's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florentin Gougeon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. With an all-out effort, Noisiel's Andoni Zubizarreta threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mounir Liot, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Samy Roulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Mounir Liot 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaétan Marciniak in the 85th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mike Proust came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andoni Zubizarreta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faustin Mouraud in the 87th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faustin Mouraud got free with Andoni Zubizarreta in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Noisiel players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Valencia C.F..