U18 World League

Diego Armando Camp
Spectators: 8015 (Terracing: 6013, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Ciriaco Vito started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the match, Royal PSG's goalkeeper Éthan Rottier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martín Ibrahimovic. In the 10th minute Brendan Queinnec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciriaco Vito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Éthan Rottier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. After 22 minutes of play, Barrilete Cósmico FC's Martín Ibrahimovic made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Éthan Rottier was left in no man's land by his defense there! Martín Ibrahimovic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ben Roi fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal PSG's protests and gave Ben Roi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Royal PSG getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ben Roi hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Barrilete Cósmico FC's Martín Ibrahimovic slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Éthan Rottier. That made the score 2-0 after 35 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Royal PSG's Victorien Desbrosses got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 42nd match minute, Barrilete Cósmico FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Di Maria to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Barrilete Cósmico FC's zone, Lenny Delsart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramiro Nicholas came out of the goal and Lenny Delsart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ciriaco Vito kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lenny Delsart was the one to do the kick off. During the 57th minute of the match Ben Roi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ben Roi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 58th minute, Ben Roi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 66 minutes, Ibrahim Hautot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Royal PSG's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ibrahim Hautot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brendan Queinnec's late challenge caught a Barrilete Cósmico FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brendan Queinnec helped the player get up and apologised. Éthan Rottier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ibrahimovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When Brendan Queinnec was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. In the 78th match minute, Royal PSG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brendan Queinnec to maneuver through the defense. Éthan Rottier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ibrahimovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Royal PSG's Victorien Desbrosses slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ramiro Nicholas. That made the score 2-1 after 82 minutes of play. In the 84th minute Ciriaco Vito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Éthan Rottier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th match minute, Barrilete Cósmico FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Gentza to maneuver through the defense. Barrilete Cósmico FC's Martín Ibrahimovic got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Éthan Rottier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ibrahimovic, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Ciriaco Vito kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Barrilete Cósmico FC had won after a very even match.