Official Cup

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 197 (Terracing: 149, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) Joe Herring made the kick off and thus started the match. The Valencia C.F. fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 7 minutes into the game, Josh Haseldine 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. After a rather tough play, Stamford United's Josh Haseldine got a free kick in the 7th minute. Joe Herring scored 2-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nathan Pringle, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Herring in the 15th minute of play forced Stamford United's goalkeeper Nathan Pringle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ty Rouse made in the 16th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ruben Bridge. Nathan Pringle didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 27th minute, Ruben Bridge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the game, Joe Herring lined in a short shot 5-0 behind a frustrated Nathan Pringle. In the 34th minute, Ty Rouse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Joe Herring kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nathan Pringle. That made the score 6-0 in the 35 minute of play. Guillermo Farré recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Joe Herring took a quick shot and it went in 8-0 without a chance for Nathan Pringle to make any attempt to save it. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 8-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Stewart Endean made the kick off in the second half. Ty Rouse was shown his second yellow card after 53 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Valencia C.F.'s Yuan Wei Han suffered a sprained foot after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 55 minutes into the game, Ruben Bridge 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. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. Todd Kidd replaced Yuan Wei Han. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Stamford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Bridge didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nathan Pringle didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joe Herring went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Ged Coates kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Nathan Pringle didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joe Herring went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 10-0 was the resulting score. When Ruben Bridge was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 63 minutes had been played. After 64 played minutes Stamford United got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Bridge. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 69 minutes into the game, Joe Herring cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Nathan Pringle was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72ndth minute of the game Joe Herring who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stamford United's Nathan Pringle was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Stamford United's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Nathan Pringle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th 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 12-0. Joe Herring scored 14-0 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nathan Pringle, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87thth minute of the game Joe Herring who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stamford United's Nathan Pringle was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nathan Pringle stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joe Herring's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute, Joe Herring left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valencia C.F. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 15-0. A collision led to Stamford United getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Josh Haseldine hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Valencia C.F.'s Oliver Bean in action when he in the 99th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! There was no doubt that Valencia C.F. were the better team. Valencia C.F.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.