Official Cup

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 209 (Terracing: 157, Seating: 48, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jerome Bollaert kicked off to start the match. SazobaSpor's Qurban Äsädli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qurban Äsädli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Joe Herring had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qurban Äsädli. SazobaSpor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Herring was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. SazobaSpor's Qurban Äsädli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Herring in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jerome Bollaert in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerry Lodge prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 18 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qurban Äsädli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valencia C.F.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guillermo Farré in the 20th minute. Tärik Qäribov hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Joe Herring's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qurban Äsädli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qurban Äsädli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joe Herring's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qurban Äsädli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after SazobaSpor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guillermo Farré took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Emílio Nóbrega got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Qurban Äsädli quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Valencia C.F.'s attentive Yuan Wei Han managed to snatch the ball when Song Feng Chen made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th 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. Qurban Äsädli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 38 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qurban Äsädli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after SazobaSpor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guillermo Farré took the corner. The corner led Valencia C.F.'s Guillermo Farré to fire away a dangerous shot which Qurban Äsädli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Herring in the 45th minute of play forced SazobaSpor's goalkeeper Qurban Äsädli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th 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. Qurban Äsädli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joe Herring to make the kick off. Joe Herring struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Qurban Äsädli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valencia C.F.. Jerry Lodge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerome Bollaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joe Herring's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qurban Äsädli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind SazobaSpor's goalkeeper Qurban Äsädli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Qurban Äsädli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Joe Herring cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Qurban Äsädli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 75th minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qurban Äsädli was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Qurban Äsädli 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 78th minute. Qurban Äsädli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joe Herring went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. Florentin Gougeon replaced Joe Herring. Valencia C.F.'s Oliver Bean managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tärik Qäribov in the 91 minute of the game. Florentin Gougeon scored 7-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Qurban Äsädli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute, Jerome Bollaert made a precise shot to the right of Jerry Lodge. Valencia C.F.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Valencia C.F. had won after a very even match.