Valencia took on Nottingham Forest on Friday as part of the Mestalla centenary celebrations in yet another World Cup break friendly.

Forest ended up the winning team on the night.

It was Nottingham Forest who broke the deadlock against the run of play through a Taiwo Awoniyi open goal in the 40th minute of the game following a hapless let-off at the back.

Valencia trailed by a 0-1 scoreline at halftime at Mestalla.

Gennaro Gattuso fielded a second-half lineup which saw the return of Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby following a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a muscle injury.

Hugo Duro made it 1-1 following an intricate exchange between Yunus Musah and Fran Pérez. The youngster squared the ball into Hugo Duro's path who slammed the ball past Dean Henderson under the hour mark.

Valencia CF kept on dominating possession after the equaliser and tried to get in front.

However, Emmanuel Dennis made it 1-2 to Nottingham Forest in the 68th minute pouncing on another defensive let-off at the back.

The game saw an end-to-end spell in the closing stages with both sides trying to score.