U18 World League

Stade excalibur
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) When Jean-Yves Paturel fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les diables noirs's protests and gave Jean-Yves Paturel a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Jean-Yves Paturel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Pedro dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ewan Toupin, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Les diables noirs's goal looked a bit too open when Gernando Gerber came free, but Kevan Grange reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ewan Toupin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Pedro dos Santos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Gernando Gerber left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wambalamba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. João Pedro dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ewan Toupin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ronaldão da Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldão da Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ronaldão da Cunha hit a great ball. Les diables noirs's Kevan Grange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gernando Gerber in the 20th minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Wambalamba FC's Murilo Soares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kevan Grange made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 34thth minute of the game Dário Diniz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Les diables noirs's Kevan Grange was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 37 played minutes Wambalamba FC got a freekick which was hit by Walmir de Queiroz. In the 40th minute, Murilo Soares made a precise shot to the right of Kevan Grange. Les diables noirs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Gernando Gerber put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Kevan Grange. Dário Diniz kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Gernando Gerber made the kick off in the second half. Hamílton Campidelis hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, Ewan Toupin notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Wambalamba FC's João Pedro dos Santos. João Pedro dos Santos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 61st match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Yves Paturel to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute Ewan Toupin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Wambalamba FC were awarded a corner. Gernando Gerber went to the cornerflag to take it. Murilo Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Kevan Grange tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Wambalamba FC's Gernando Gerber slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kevan Grange. That made the score 1-5 after 81 minutes of play. In the 87th match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moïse Ganivet to maneuver through the defense. Dário Diniz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Kevan Grange made a huge save. Moïse Ganivet hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Wambalamba FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.