National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Spain's Lucas Rallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Auroy in the 3rd minute of play. Lucas Rallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Auroy in the 5th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Reyes came free, but Christophe Pourre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miro Contratas in the 11th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Christophe Pourre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Réda Kolb came free, but Lucas Rallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Reyes came free, but Christophe Pourre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Christophe Pourre, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th minute Réda Kolb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Rallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Froilan Reyes in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christophe Pourre saved France from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Froilan Reyes got free with Christophe Pourre in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 33 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Réda Kolb came free, but Lucas Rallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agustin Aranzabal hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Christophe Pourre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Diego Farges got a throw-in 44 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Thierry Auroy. 45 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Reyes came free, but Christophe Pourre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of France booed when Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lico Pareja didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thierry Auroy made a kick off. Lucas Rallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thierry Auroy's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Réda Kolb might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucas Rallo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Réda Kolb ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 55thth minute of the game Froilan Reyes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Christophe Pourre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christophe Pourre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Reyes in the 61st minute of the match. Spain's Bayan Baye was substituted for Cordarin Escurza. Spain were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bayan Baye took the corner. The corner led Spain's Bayan Baye to fire away a dangerous shot which Christophe Pourre despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With an all-out effort, France's Lucas Rallo threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Harold Combettes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lucas Rallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harold Combettes's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Christophe Pourre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesc Tamari in the 76th minute of the match. In the 78th minute Coronel Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Pourre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francesc Tamari in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christophe Pourre saved France from getting behind. Spain's Lucas Rallo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Jocelyn Care came free, but Lucas Rallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 86 minutes of play, France's Thierry Auroy made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucas Rallo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Christophe Pourre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Castro in the 89th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Lucas Rallo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Christophe Pourre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Coronel Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Coronel Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Pourre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spain's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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