U23 World League

Urbana Garden Park
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Saint Côme de Fresné's Henri Quesada started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes, Mickey Knox mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Illinois Bluewaters and the Saint Côme de Fresné players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Illinois Bluewaters getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Mickey Knox hit a great ball. Roger Myles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luc Boulogne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kevin Dubois hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Karl Touzard charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karl Touzard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Karl Touzard kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. The supporters of Illinois Bluewaters booed when Saint Côme de Fresné was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Fougeray didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Christophe Dugas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29thth minute of the game Henri Quesada who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Illinois Bluewaters's Roger Myles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Sal Jarrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Saint Côme de Fresné getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Yann Graille hit a great ball. Kevin Dubois hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After 44 played minutes, Saint Côme de Fresné's Jordan Garbay shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roger Myles came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Saint Côme de Fresné reached it. Dante Todd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Patrice Sénéchal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kelly Humphries to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Illinois Bluewaters's Kelly Humphries nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patrice Sénéchal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Illinois Bluewaters's Dante Todd got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mickey Knox hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the match, Saint Côme de Fresné's Luc Boulogne broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Saint Côme de Fresné getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Yann Graille hit a great ball. After 67 minutes, Sal Jarrell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Illinois Bluewaters and the Saint Côme de Fresné players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Illinois Bluewaters getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Sal Jarrell hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Illinois Bluewaters's Tommy Cody got a free kick in the 70th minute. Roger Myles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henri Quesada in the 71st minute of the match. Patrice Sénéchal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Todd in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Yann Graille hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Illinois Bluewaters getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Kevin Dubois hit a great ball. Philip Diaz charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Philip Diaz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th minute, Philip Diaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 92 played minutes Illinois Bluewaters got a freekick which was hit by Dante Todd. Dante Todd hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Yann Graille hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute, 高笑广 sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Saint Côme de Fresné's Patrice Sénéchal didn't even have to move.