U21 World League

Le volcan silmontois
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dan Descombes got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of SILMONT booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Moreno didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 3rd minute of the match, Gilles Patron tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Shao Yan Feng saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 15 minutes into the match, Florentin Gougeon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yves Michalon. SILMONT's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florentin Gougeon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Florentin Gougeon came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Valencia C.F. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Florentin Gougeon couldn't finish the play. Hervé Sandoz'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. Hervé Sandoz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st match minute, SILMONT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hervé Sandoz to maneuver through the defense. Yves Michalon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omer Demeyers short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Shao Yan Feng to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 28 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Florentin Gougeon. When Florentin Gougeon got the opportunity to take care of a free kick, it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of bounds. In the 33rd minute, Gilles Patron reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Shao Yan Feng. The goal made the score 1-2. Yves Michalon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javi Guerra in the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodrigo Moreno was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to SILMONT getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dan Descombes hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the match, SILMONT's goalkeeper Yves Michalon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Moreno. 66 minutes into the match, SILMONT's goalkeeper Yves Michalon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Moreno. When Gilles Patron came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the SILMONT fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilles Patron couldn't finish the play. Todd Kidd kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SILMONT! Yves Michalon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yves Michalon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florentin Gougeon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Yves Michalon made a huge save. Valencia C.F.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.