Official Cup

Stamford Stadium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joe Herring started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes of play, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathan Pringle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nathan Pringle 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 10th minute. A throw-in in the 12th minute of the game was made by Shaun Lucas with Ruben Bridge as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Nathan Pringle came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring. But to his dismay, Joe Herring quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Stamford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Bridge didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nathan Pringle 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 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Joe Herring notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Stamford United's Nathan Pringle. Nathan Pringle was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 27 minutes into the match, Joe Herring had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nathan Pringle. Stamford United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Herring was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 31st minute, Joe Herring made a precise shot to the right of Nathan Pringle. Stamford United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Joe Herring took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nathan Pringle. Nathan Pringle dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Stamford United's Nathan Pringle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Stewart Endean was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stamford United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valencia C.F. the free kick. Joe Herring might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nathan Pringle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joe Herring ran back to his position shaking his head. Nathan Pringle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 42nd minute of the match. Oliver Bean might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nathan Pringle. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Bean ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 47th minute of the game Ty Rouse made a throw-in which Ged Coates played forward.

After 51 minutes of play, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nathan Pringle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ty Rouse made in the 55th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Fred Cooke. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Nathan Pringle successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Joe Herring came up free with the goalie in the 59th 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. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Cooke in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Joe Herring made a precise shot to the right of Nathan Pringle. Stamford United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Yuan Wei Han received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Nathan Pringle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nathan Pringle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuan Wei Han sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nathan Pringle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Stamford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stewart Endean didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nathan Pringle was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 0-10 when Joe Herring sped through Stamford United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nathan Pringle. The audience was convinced that Joe Herring's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nathan Pringle was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the game, Joe Herring recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nathan Pringle. Joe Herring showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Stamford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ged Coates didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Valencia C.F. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Stamford United.