U23 World League

Ninho do Pombo
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Di Yuan Liang got the match started through his kick off. When Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Di Yuan Liang in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Pointe Courte's goalie prevented a goal. Luiz Fabiano de Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Emmanuel Voisin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Sabri Fouquet managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Di Yuan Liang fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. La Pointe Courte's Sabri Fouquet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save La Pointe Courte from getting a goal against them. La Pointe Courte's Sabri Fouquet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save La Pointe Courte from getting a goal against them. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Blandin in the 10th minute of play. Betão Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. La Pointe Courte's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Di Yuan Liang scored to the left of an out of position Sabri Fouquet, making the score, 1-0. Hermínio Moraess short, quick shot in the 22ndth minute got Sabri Fouquet to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 23rd minute Thibaut Mazieres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thibaut Mazieres, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After having played for 25 minutes, Di Yuan Liang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Di Yuan Liang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thibaut Mazieres in the 28th minute of play. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre-Emmanuel Voisin, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute Di Yuan Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Fouquet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Di Yuan Liang in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sabri Fouquet saved La Pointe Courte from getting behind. In the 38th minute, Di Yuan Liang reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sabri Fouquet. The goal made the score 2-0. La Pointe Courte's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Di Yuan Liang scored to the left of an out of position Sabri Fouquet, making the score, 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pierre-Emmanuel Voisin was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Jean-Michel Blandin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Pointe Courte fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 56 minutes into the match, Di Yuan Liang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sabri Fouquet. La Pointe Courte's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Di Yuan Liang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Hermínio Moraes got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. La Pointe Courte's Mathys Guigon was substituted for Pierre-Antoine Mariette. Sabri Fouquet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Moraes in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Thibaut Mazieres came free, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Di Yuan Liang in the 76th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Sabri Fouquet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sabri Fouquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Di Yuan Liang in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the game, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Di Yuan Liang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sabri Fouquet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Sabri Fouquet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Di Yuan Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Di Yuan Liang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sabri Fouquet. La Pointe Courte's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Di Yuan Liang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. The supporters of Pombal 2003 F.C. booed when La Pointe Courte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Michel Blandin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Di Yuan Liang made a precise shot to the right of Sabri Fouquet. La Pointe Courte's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.