U23 World League

Durex Stadium
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juvenal Feal kicked off to start the match. Sabri Fouquet came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Nàstic de Tarragona's Juvenal Feal. But to his dismay, Juvenal Feal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juvenal Feal in the 7th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Sabri Fouquet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juvenal Feal might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sabri Fouquet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juvenal Feal ran back to his position shaking his head. Sabri Fouquet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juvenal Feal in the 12th minute of the match. Éric Di Meo hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Juvenal Feal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. La Pointe Courte's Sabri Fouquet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juvenal Feal in the 22nd minute of play. Facundo Lastras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sabri Fouquet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juvenal Feal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anartz Naranjo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thibaut Mazieres in the 32nd minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 34 minutes into the game, when Javi Bonilla put in a rough tackle. When the match had been going on for 36 minutes, La Pointe Courte's Simon Boivin got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Anartz Naranjo. After a rather tough play, La Pointe Courte's Fabien Gouraud got a free kick in the 38th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Juvenal Feal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nàstic de Tarragona's supporters rose to their feet, but Juvenal Feal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabri Fouquet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabien Gouraud made in the 44th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Thibaut Mazieres immediately put the ball in play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Juvenal Feal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nàstic de Tarragona's supporters rose to their feet, but Juvenal Feal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabri Fouquet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thibaut Mazieres stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Juvenal Feal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nàstic de Tarragona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Juvenal Feal sped through La Pointe Courte's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sabri Fouquet. Nàstic de Tarragona made a substitution. Andrei Lupu replaced Juvenal Feal. Sabri Fouquet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Lupu in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th match minute, La Pointe Courte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patxi Seux to maneuver through the defense. La Pointe Courte's Mathis Castella was substituted for Raymond Lherbier. Anartz Naranjo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thibaut Mazieres, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The supporters of Nàstic de Tarragona booed when La Pointe Courte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabien Gouraud didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrei Lupu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Sabri Fouquet made a huge save. 79 minutes into the match, Andrei Lupu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sabri Fouquet, 1-4. Ahmed Grail scored 2-4 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anartz Naranjo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Nàstic de Tarragona had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.