U18 World League

Stade J.SNELLA
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nunez Rosario kicked off to start the match. Urtzi Jordana charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Urtzi Jordana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urtzi Jordana didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute Omar Suchet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but López Carillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nunez Rosario didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's López Carillo got control of the ball when Ferdinand Cado tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's López Carillo got control of the ball when Ferdinand Cado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Blaise Castera's late challenge caught a Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Blaise Castera helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, R.C. Marseille's Blaise Castera got a free kick in the 27th minute. Jesus Egaña might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Auguste Lorre. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jesus Egaña ran back to his position shaking his head. Nunez Rosario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Auguste Lorre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Ferdinand Cado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of López Carillo. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferdinand Cado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferdinand Cado to make the kick off. López Carillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Mourad Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, R.C. Marseille's Quentin Escudié got a free kick in the 60th minute. Auguste Lorre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jesus Egaña in the 63rd minute. In the 73rd minute, Kevan Gouverneur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jesus Egaña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Auguste Lorre made a huge save. Honoré Lottin charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Honoré Lottin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, R.C. Marseille's Honoré Lottin got a free kick in the 84th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The R.C. Marseille fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.