Official Cup

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Joe Herring made the kick off and thus started the match. Montrell Harrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joe Herring in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Ben Hur's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joe Herring was slow to take the kick. During this time Valencia C.F.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Sportivo Ben Hur's goalie and right to Quentin Nethercot. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 12th minute, Lance Fairfax hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Joe Herring came free, but Montrell Harrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joe Herring in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Montrell Harrell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesar Hori didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Sportivo Ben Hur's Teobald Korytkowski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jerry Lodge. That made the score 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. 22 minutes into the game, Joe Herring was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valencia C.F.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Ben Hur the free kick. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Joe Herring hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, Valencia C.F.'s Joe Herring nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Montrell Harrell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Hugo Guillamon got a free kick in the 29th minute. A hard shot by Primitivo Chaime from long distance, 30 minutes into the match, got Jerry Lodge's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Herring in the 31st minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Montrell Harrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerry Lodge was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Teobald Korytkowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Teobald Korytkowski really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Jerry Lodge was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Teobald Korytkowski capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Teobald Korytkowski really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. The throw-in from Cesar Hori in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Valencia C.F.'s Quentin Nethercot. In the 46th minute, Jaakob Rahkonen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sportivo Ben Hur made a substitution. Daniel Constancio replaced Teobald Korytkowski. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jorge Hagi was the one to do the kick off. Montrell Harrell was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Joe Herring capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joe Herring really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Constancio in the 56th 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. Jerry Lodge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Constancio in the 60th minute of the match. If Jorge Hagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Primitivo Chaime scored 4-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerry Lodge, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sportivo Ben Hur's Emanuel Hielscher was substituted for Délio Toledo. Valencia C.F.'s Phil Day was substituted for Quentin Nethercot. Montrell Harrell 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 77th minute. Valencia C.F.'s Jerry Lodge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Hagi in the 79th minute of play. Joe Herring blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Montrell Harrell having to make a save. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when Sportivo Ben Hur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesar Hori didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 84 minutes, Lance Fairfax managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valencia C.F.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Lance Fairfax was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phil Day to maneuver through the defense. If Joe Herring had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 91st minute of the match Valencia C.F. got a corner. Sportivo Ben Hur's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joe Herring ran over to the corner to take the kick.