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Spectators: 10820 (Terracing: 8116, Seating: 2488, VIP seats: 216) 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. Joe Herring blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rick Brearley having to make a save. Rick Brearley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Herring in the 4th minute of play. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quentin Hulbert in the 6th minute of play. Rick Brearley 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 7th minute. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rick Brearley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 9th minute of the match. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Stamnes in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Lance Fairfax. With a little luck, Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge got control of the ball when Niklas Pettersson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonathan Stamnes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jerry Lodge having to make a save. 19 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rick Brearley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rick Brearley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joe Herring went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Jerry Lodge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Stamnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Celtic de Sarda's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joe Herring took the corner. Joe Herring made a great header on Valencia C.F.'s corner, it was just that Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 31st minute Quentin Hulbert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Lodge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 minutes, Joe Herring made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40th 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: 0-3. After 42 played minutes Celtic de Sarda got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Stamnes. Rick Brearley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joe Herring went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Jerry Lodge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quentin Hulbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Valencia C.F. were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Valencia C.F.'s Ricardo Arias was substituted for Wes Case. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Austin Mills was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Joe Herring recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rick Brearley. Joe Herring showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Joe Herring could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Rick Brearley made a huge save. When Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celtic de Sarda's goalie prevented a goal. In the 74th minute, Joe Herring ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rick Brearley was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. In the 79th minute 韩剑威 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerry Lodge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Niklas Pettersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Celtic de Sarda booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Plumber didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Celtic de Sarda booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Plumber didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Farré in the 89th minute of play forced Celtic de Sarda's goalkeeper Rick Brearley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valencia C.F.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.