U18 World League

Stade du Roudourou
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Maelgwn Le Meur made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Vikingos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Maelgwn Le Meur came free, but Apolo Giraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maelgwn Le Meur got free with Apolo Giraldo in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Apolo Giraldo managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when En avant de guingamp's Maelgwn Le Meur fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rodrigo Jakobe scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pierre-Henri Oudard, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pierre-Henri Oudard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Argoitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pierre-Henri Oudard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Argoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The supporters of En avant de guingamp booed when Vikingos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Argoitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Aymerick Michelet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. En avant de guingamp's Pierre-Henri Oudard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Jakes in the 41st minute of play. Pierre-Henri Oudard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Jakes, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Pierre-Henri Oudard didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodrigo Jakobe went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

After 55 minutes, Louis Le Comte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the En avant de guingamp and the Vikingos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in En avant de guingamp fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Pierre-Henri Oudard went to the wrong direction when Rodrigo Jakobe was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Apolo Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maelgwn Le Meur in the 58th minute of the match. In the 65th match minute, Vikingos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Jakes to maneuver through the defense. En avant de guingamp's Pierre-Henri Oudard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save En avant de guingamp from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute, Maelgwn Le Meur made a precise shot to the right of Apolo Giraldo. Vikingos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Apolo Giraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aymerick Michelet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to En avant de guingamp getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Patrice Costes hit a great ball. In the 94th minute of the match Jean-Charles Desmoulins sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Apolo Giraldo skillfully saved the ball. Vikingos FC's Apolo Giraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maelgwn Le Meur in the 96th minute of play. In the 101st minute Maelgwn Le Meur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Giraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Vikingos FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vikingos FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.