U23 World League

Stade
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Guaberto Lluc started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Cats and dogs's Florian Coutant got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 4 minutes of play, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Nestor Bernat made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Péron was left in no man's land by his defense there! 6 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Guaberto Lluc came free, but Maxime Péron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Hulberto kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Louineau got free with Armando Unax in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Los Hijos de Doña Beija getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Israel Artal hit a great ball. After 12 played minutes, Cats and dogs's Augustin Boulnois shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Armando Unax came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cats and dogs reached it. In the 13th minute Nestor Bernat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Péron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Gaétan Bouchard could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Armando Unax however easily saved by the left post. Gaétan Bouchard came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Armando Unax could save by the left post. Gaétan Bouchard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Armando Unax made a huge save. In the 23rd minute Guaberto Lluc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Péron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute Guaberto Lluc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Péron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Lluc in the 26th minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Maxime Péron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Gaétan Bouchard hit a great ball. After 37 minutes of play, Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Guaberto Lluc made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Péron was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Bernat in the 41st minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Maxime Péron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The wind increased when Terry Sauvestre made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florian Coutant during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Armando Unax took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terry Sauvestre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Guaberto Lluc came free, but Maxime Péron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armando Unax made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terry Sauvestre in the 67th minute of play. Nestor Bernats short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Maxime Péron to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Maxime Péron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Lluc in the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Lluc in the 76th minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Maxime Péron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Los Hijos de Doña Beija booed when Cats and dogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Louineau didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Paulo Louineau hit a great ball. After 82 minutes Cats and dogs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Domingo Salvidor who took care of the corner kick. Nestor Bernat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Maxime Péron made a huge save. Armando Unax showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terry Sauvestre in the 88th minute of the match. Nestor Bernat scored 0-3 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maxime Péron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Los Hijos de Doña Beija supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Los Hijos de Doña Beija would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.