U23 World League

Stade excalibur
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mario Vauzelle made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Martial Laude, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amador George in the 5th minute of play forced Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Martial Laude to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thierry Henri in the 12th minute of play forced AbraXas's goalkeeper Ermegildo Medardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Angel Llin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AbraXas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angel Llin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elias Ripoll kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 31st minute Amador George shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martial Laude saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clem Mottier during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Clem Mottier hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Camille Thiéblemont was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 33 minutes into the match. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Les diables noirs! In the 39th minute, Eustaquio Quirze made a precise shot to the right of Martial Laude. Les diables noirs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Martial Laude made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Quirze in the 43rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Eustaquio Quirze's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martial Laude was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Martial Laude came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by AbraXas's Amador George. But to his dismay, Amador George quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eustaquio Quirze was the one to do the kick off. Martial Laude made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustaquio Quirze in the 57th minute. Martial Laude made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eustaquio Quirze in the 62nd minute. AbraXas's Eustaquio Quirze got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Martial Laude took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amador George, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eustaquio Quirze could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Martial Laude made a huge save. 0-6 became the score in the 66th minute when Eustaquio Quirze elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Madjid Botte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Filiberto Kinsen came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the AbraXas 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 Filiberto Kinsen couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Les diables noirs's Martial Laude got control of the ball when Eustaquio Quirze tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 73 minutes, Elias Ripoll mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Les diables noirs and the AbraXas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Elias Ripoll kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filiberto Kinsen in the 77th minute of play forced Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Martial Laude to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Amador George took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Martial Laude to make any attempt to save it. 94 minutes into the game, Madjid Botte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Les diables noirs's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AbraXas the free kick. Madjid Botte kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. AbraXas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.