U18 World League

Eduardo Gallardon
Spectators: 7952 (Terracing: 5965, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) En avant de guingamp's Maelgwn Le Meur 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. Pierre-Henri Oudard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kévin Zenón, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Pierre-Henri Oudard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Benat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Urbano Lorencio came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by En avant de guingamp's Marius Bruna. But to his dismay, Marius Bruna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 12 minutes, Marius Bruna made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Club Atletico Los Andes's Urbano Lorencio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Club Atletico Los Andes's Urbano Lorencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aymerick Michelet in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute Aymerick Michelet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Lorencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Club Atletico Los Andes's Blas Benat ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pierre-Henri Oudard. Pierre-Henri Oudard yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benjamin Jaizki during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Club Atletico Los Andes getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Benjamin Jaizki hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maelgwn Le Meur in the 32nd minute of play forced Club Atletico Los Andes's goalkeeper Urbano Lorencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Maelgwn Le Meur ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urbano Lorencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 44th match minute, En avant de guingamp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigue De Castro to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kévin Zenón stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Teobaldo Hodei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Urbano Lorencio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 70th match minute, Club Atletico Los Andes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Felipo to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Aymerick Michelet could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Urbano Lorencio however easily saved by the left post. When En avant de guingamp's Aymerick Michelet, in the 73rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for En avant de guingamp. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Benat in the 76th minute of play forced En avant de guingamp's goalkeeper Pierre-Henri Oudard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th match minute, Club Atletico Los Andes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lisandro Niva to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st match minute, Club Atletico Los Andes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Breogan to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the game, Club Atletico Los Andes's Kévin Zenón nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pierre-Henri Oudard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maelgwn Le Meur in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urbano Lorencio saved Club Atletico Los Andes from getting behind. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the En avant de guingamp players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.