U18 World League

Rotonde Stadium
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Jardel Abraão 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 a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Gabriel Trancoso got a free kick in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Almir Machado got control of the ball when Ludovic Zhang tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Abraão in the 7th minute of play forced Les 3 Quilles FC's goalkeeper Ulysse Folliot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramiro de Salles charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramiro de Salles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ramiro de Salles hit a great ball. Almir Machado acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 15th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Léo Verite. In the 16th minute Jardel Abraão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulysse Folliot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute, Ludovic Zhang made a precise shot to the right of Almir Machado. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Britto in the 24th minute of play forced Les 3 Quilles FC's goalkeeper Ulysse Folliot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Abraão in the 39th minute of play forced Les 3 Quilles FC's goalkeeper Ulysse Folliot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Les 3 Quilles FC's David Zettor got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ were awarded a corner. Christiano de Azevedo went to the cornerflag to take it. After 46 played minutes Les 3 Quilles FC got a freekick which was hit by Léo Verite. Christiano de Azevedo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ulysse Folliot. Les 3 Quilles FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Léo Verite to strike the kick off in the second half. Ulysse Folliot was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Christiano de Azevedo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christiano de Azevedo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. When ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Jardel Abraão in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Les 3 Quilles FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 68 minutes, Marc Logez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Les 3 Quilles FC and the ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Les 3 Quilles FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙:s goal. The referee gave ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ a penalty, 70 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Christiano de Azevedo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Les 3 Quilles FC's Ulysse Folliot. 1-2. In the 73rd match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. Almir Machado came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Les 3 Quilles FC's Clément Bore. But to his dismay, Clément Bore quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Eliézer Novaes got a free kick in the 84th minute. Ulysse Folliot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano de Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jardel Abraão got free with Ulysse Folliot in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 91 minutes, Alberto Britto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ and the Les 3 Quilles FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alberto Britto hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Luc Margueritte fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les 3 Quilles FC's protests and gave Luc Margueritte a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Les 3 Quilles FC booed when ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benê Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.