World League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joe Herring got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, 冯剑昆 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that 盛世 高文竞's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerry Lodge was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. NFC Eagles 22's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Joe Herring scored to the left of an out of position Ciccio Tacconi, making the score, 1-0. NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save NFC Eagles 22 from getting a goal against them. Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after NFC Eagles 22'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 Ciccio Tacconi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ciccio Tacconi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joe Herring's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Joe Herring had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciccio Tacconi. NFC Eagles 22's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joe Herring was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. When Niels-Jan Reiling fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NFC Eagles 22's protests and gave Niels-Jan Reiling a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Niels-Jan Reiling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciccio Tacconi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joe Herring in the 38th minute. After some careless play in the NFC Eagles 22 defense, Joe Herring kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ciccio Tacconi. The NFC Eagles 22 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ciccio Tacconi should have stopped the shot. 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.

The wind increased when 盛世 高文竞 made the kick off in the second half. Niels-Jan Reiling made in the 51st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which 盛世 高文竞 however managed to control. With a little luck, Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge got control of the ball when 盛世 高文竞 tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, NFC Eagles 22's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Ciccio Tacconi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emil Houwing got free with Jerry Lodge in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valencia C.F.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ted Jansen was slow to take the kick. During this time NFC Eagles 22's players had a chance to rest. NFC Eagles 22's Niels-Jan Reiling got his second yellow card of the match in the 61st minute. The referee ordered Niels-Jan Reiling off the ground. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when NFC Eagles 22 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niels-Jan Reiling didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciccio Tacconi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 63rd minute of play. After 66 played minutes, NFC Eagles 22's Ted Jansen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jerry Lodge came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NFC Eagles 22 reached it. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Oliver Bean hit a great ball. NFC Eagles 22 made a substitution. Martijn Klasens replaced Emil Houwing. 70 minutes had been played when some careless play by NFC Eagles 22's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guillermo Farré was slow to take the kick. During this time Valencia C.F.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Guillermo Farré got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ciccio Tacconi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Roger Dorenbosch fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 72nd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. In the 75th match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Bean to maneuver through the defense. Ron Moermans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerry Lodge having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciccio Tacconi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon was substituted for Joe Herring. After 88 minutes NFC Eagles 22's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guillermo Farré who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Guillermo Farré got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ciccio Tacconi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind NFC Eagles 22's goalkeeper Ciccio Tacconi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tuncay Candeğer charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tuncay Candeğer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuncay Candeğer to maneuver through the defense. Ciccio Tacconi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentin Gougeon in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Valencia C.F. fans cheered their team off the field, for while NFC Eagles 22 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.