U21 World League

El COSMICO
Spectators: 9175 (Terracing: 6883, Seating: 2110, VIP seats: 182) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Igor Keller started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Thierry Lhermite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Lucero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute Roncourt were awarded a corner. Thierry Lhermite went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Roncourt's Thierry Lhermite to fire away a dangerous shot which Donato Lucero despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Brian Fumey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcin Najman in the 7th minute. Nicolas Santikurtz made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Roncourt's Leon Lagrana. Donato Lucero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Keller, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor Keller in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Lucero saved BARRILETE COSMICO from getting behind. Donato Lucero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Léon Cailleaux went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 28 minutes, Igor Keller made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. BARRILETE COSMICO's Donato Lucero tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. BARRILETE COSMICO's Donato Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léon Cailleaux in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, BARRILETE COSMICO's goal looked a bit too open when Léon Cailleaux came free, but Donato Lucero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Damian Jaizki in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Roncourt's Octave Debarre. After 41 minutes, Damian Jaizki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BARRILETE COSMICO and the Roncourt players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Leon Lagrana made a precise shot to the right of Donato Lucero. BARRILETE COSMICO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The BARRILETE COSMICO players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Roncourt were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justino Abaurre to make the kick off. Thierry Lhermite shot from long distance after 57 played minutes, a shot that Donato Lucero with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Marcin Najman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brian Fumey having to interfere. Léon Cailleaux recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roncourt's Louison Bassot was substituted for Horácio Larreta. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Louison Bassot during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Louison Bassot hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Najman in the 73rd minute of play forced Roncourt's goalkeeper Brian Fumey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thierry Lhermite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Donato Lucero made a huge save. In the 80th minute, Nicolas Santikurtz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BARRILETE COSMICO's Gaudencio Mino was substituted for Luciano Jusepe. In the 81st match minute, BARRILETE COSMICO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Santikurtz to maneuver through the defense. Thierry Lhermite took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Donato Lucero. BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jean-Marc Kazmierczak got free with Donato Lucero in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Louison Bassot recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.