U23 World League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valdir de Alcântara took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Bernardinho Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 minutes, Djibril Pourcelot mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mans and the Grêmio FBPA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Djibril Pourcelot hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Mans's goalkeeper Didier Lefebvre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gildo Fantini. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Anthony Cavalier put in a rough tackle. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mans! Didier Lefebvre had in the 14thth minute some difficulties stopping Filipe Neto's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Valdir de Alcântara hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Ageorges in the 24th minute of play. Valdir de Alcântara hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir de Alcântara in the 31st minute of play forced Mans's goalkeeper Didier Lefebvre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mans's Didier Lefebvre proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Mans from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jamal Musiala to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Jamal Musiala came free, but Rui Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Grêmio FBPA booed when Mans was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Rouillon didn't get a good kick on the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Valdir de Alcântara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Didier Lefebvre. Mans's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdir de Alcântara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Ageorges, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 67 played minutes Mans got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Müller. Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio FBPA from getting a goal against them. In the 78th minute, Killian Charbonnier sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela didn't even have to move. Valdir de Alcântara charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdir de Alcântara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valdir de Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Rui Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Ageorges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Valdir de Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didier Lefebvre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Jamal Musiala got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 95th minute, Gildo Fantini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.