U18 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 8057 (Terracing: 6044, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Flavian Garcon started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Brandon Pardon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rathmore Lime Tree and the Valhalla F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rathmore Lime Tree! Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piorno Llera, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. If Piorno Llera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adil Magaud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Xorxe Duran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Flavian Garcon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Beila Abaunza, 1-0. When Licerio Prats fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valhalla F.C.'s protests and gave Licerio Prats a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rathmore Lime Tree booed when Valhalla F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Licerio Prats didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavian Garcon in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Beila Abaunza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Piorno Llera in the 27th minute of the match. Sofyane Valognes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piorno Llera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beila Abaunza made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Flavian Garcon sent off a good shot on target. 37 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Adil Magaud came free, but Beila Abaunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beila Abaunza didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 39th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Piorno Llera made a kick off. Honoré Villot charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Honoré Villot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd minute, Honoré Villot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Valhalla F.C.'s zone, Adil Magaud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beila Abaunza came out of the goal and Adil Magaud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Karim Cosme replaced Adil Magaud. Valhalla F.C.'s Beila Abaunza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavian Garcon in the 67th minute of play. When Rathmore Lime Tree's Flavian Garcon in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valhalla F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Sofyane Valognes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dunixi Muste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Valhalla F.C. booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hervé Annette didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavian Garcon in the 77th minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Beila Abaunza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Karim Cosme notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Valhalla F.C.'s Beila Abaunza. Beila Abaunza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavian Garcon in the 82nd minute of play forced Valhalla F.C.'s goalkeeper Beila Abaunza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Licerio Prats made in the 91st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Xorxe Duran however managed to control. After some careless play in the Valhalla F.C. defense, Karim Cosme kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Beila Abaunza. The Valhalla F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Beila Abaunza should have stopped the shot. Rathmore Lime Tree walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.