U18 World League

Claude François
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ambrossi Colina got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes of play, Alexandrie CF's Ange Albouy made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leandro Candina was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stéphane Reine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reasco Abres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Victoriano Guim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Santiago's goalkeeper Leandro Candina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Djamel Scheffer. Alexandrie CF were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Club Deportivo Santiago's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jean-Christophe Boquet took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Jean-Christophe Boquet got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Leandro Candina quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Leandro Candina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ange Albouy in the 20th minute. In the 24th minute Ange Albouy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Candina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Djamel Scheffer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Leandro Candina made a huge save. 29 minutes into the match, Alexandrie CF's goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Mortal came free, but Stéphane Reine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Candina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Djamel Scheffer in the 36th minute. Leandro Candina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charlie Florin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Franklin Cavalie got a free kick in the 39th minute. Stéphane Reine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reasco Abres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Ange Albouy made the kick off in the second half. Franklin Cavalie hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Ange Albouy hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Santiago's Walme Jaquinot got a free kick in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Santiago's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Hamon came free, but Leandro Candina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Stéphane Reine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ambrossi Colina. The supporters of Alexandrie CF booed when Club Deportivo Santiago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reasco Abres didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Franklin Cavalie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tim Amalric in the 71st minute of play forced Club Deportivo Santiago's goalkeeper Leandro Candina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Club Deportivo Santiago getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Victoriano Guim hit a great ball. Club Deportivo Santiago's Leandro Candina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Florin in the 75th minute of play. Club Deportivo Santiago's Leandro Candina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charlie Florin in the 89th minute of play. Stéphane Reine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reasco Abres, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Charlie Florin's late challenge caught a Club Deportivo Santiago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charlie Florin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Alexandrie CF's Charlie Florin got a free kick in the 95th minute. Reasco Abres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Stéphane Reine made a huge save. Club Deportivo Santiago's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.