League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Edinson Cavani made the kick off and thus started the match. Len Forrest was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. Jerry Lodge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Hornsby in the 7th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bryan Hornsby came free, but Jerry Lodge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Man Tas in the 12th minute of play forced UE Sant Julià's goalkeeper Johnnie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnnie Dobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Fairfax in the 15th minute of the match. Ryan Plumber made a great header on Valencia C.F.'s corner, it was just that UE Sant Julià's Johnnie Dobson managed to reach the ball for a save. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edinson Cavani in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Hornsby in the 19th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. UE Sant Julià's Johnnie Dobson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save UE Sant Julià from getting a goal against them. Ke Rong Zhen might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerry Lodge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ke Rong Zhen ran back to his position shaking his head. Johnnie Dobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Farré in the 26th minute of play. Johnnie Dobson made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Lance Fairfax sent off a good shot on target. Johnnie Dobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Man Tas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerry Lodge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Badilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johnnie Dobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lance Fairfax in the 38th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Bryan Hornsby in the 40th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinson Cavani in the 44th minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Jerry Lodge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerry Lodge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edinson Cavani in the 45th minute of play. Johnnie Dobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lance Fairfax, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With an all-out effort, UE Sant Julià's Jerry Lodge threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edinson Cavani, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd rose to their feet as UE Sant Julià's Bryan Hornsby slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jerry Lodge. That made the score 0-3 after 57 minutes of play. 60 minutes into the game, Aurelio Badilla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Jerry Lodge was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alfred Claydon hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. José Luis Gayà replaced Alfred Claydon. 72 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edinson Cavani came free, but Jerry Lodge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Valencia C.F.'s Lance Fairfax in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UE Sant Julià's goalie prevented a goal. When Aurelio Badilla, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 84 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Jerry Lodge was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Bryan Hornsby's late challenge caught a Valencia C.F.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bryan Hornsby helped the player get up and apologised. Bryan Hornsby hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Man Tas scored 2-4 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johnnie Dobson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Valencia C.F. defense, Perry Swanson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerry Lodge. The Valencia C.F. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerry Lodge should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. UE Sant Julià walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.