World League

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) 3 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's Augusto Cordario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Melvin Passemard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Augusto Cordarios short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Melvin Passemard to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The throw-in from François Perre in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Velez Sarsfield's Javier Pinola. In the 8th minute, Marius Lebel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Montrell in the 8th minute of play forced corsaire nantais's goalkeeper Melvin Passemard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save corsaire nantais from getting a goal against them. 11 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's Augusto Cordario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Melvin Passemard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Velez Sarsfield were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after corsaire nantais's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filomeno Montrell took the corner. In the 15th minute Augusto Cordario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Passemard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Tobias Siggman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erwin Huygens was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save corsaire nantais from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Velez Sarsfield getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ronan Mistral hit a great ball. The throw-in from François Perre in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Velez Sarsfield's Ando Averin. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Augusto Cordario got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Cordario to strike the kick off in the second half. corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Cordario in the 52nd minute of play. After 53 minutes corsaire nantais's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Filomeno Montrell who took care of the corner kick. Filomeno Montrell made a great header on Velez Sarsfield's corner, it was just that corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard managed to reach the ball for a save. Tobias Siggman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The throw-in from François Perre in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Velez Sarsfield's Javier Pinola. Erwin Huygens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thibaut Bernadet, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the game, François Perre threw the ball into play from the sideline. Velez Sarsfield's Javier Pinola quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Melvin Passemard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Augusto Cordario's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for corsaire nantais! In the 72nd minute, Augusto Cordario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Augusto Cordario hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Velez Sarsfield's Yiyo Bernal was substituted for Marcos Pacifico. 77 minutes into the game, François Perre threw the ball into play from the sideline. Velez Sarsfield's Javier Pinola quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 77 minutes into the match, corsaire nantais's goal looked a bit too open when Ago Tramp came free, but Melvin Passemard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Augusto Cordario had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melvin Passemard. corsaire nantais's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Cordario was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Melvin Passemard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Cordario in the 84th minute of play. Velez Sarsfield's Javier Pinola quite brazenly broke a throw-in by François Perre, made in the 86th minute of the game. corsaire nantais's Melvin Passemard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ago Tramp in the 88th minute of play. Tony Chopin hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Melvin Passemard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ago Tramp in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Cordario in the 94th minute of play forced corsaire nantais's goalkeeper Melvin Passemard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melvin Passemard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ago Tramp, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute Augusto Cordario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melvin Passemard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Velez Sarsfield fans cheered their team off the field, for while corsaire nantais had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.