U18 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 8057 (Terracing: 6044, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karim Cosme took the kick off in the first half of the match. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grégory Castello in the 5th minute of play. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's John Brandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grégory Castello in the 7th minute of play. John Brandt was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Grégory Castello showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 18 minute of play. John Brandt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Cosme in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, Elmtaryd Agunnaryd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik-Jan Edman to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Adil Magaud fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 38th minute, Karim Cosme reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of John Brandt. The goal made the score 2-0. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Örjan Östman in the 45th minute of play. Karim Cosme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Herman Falkrantz to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Jim Belloir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's Adil Magaud sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that John Brandt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adil Magaud took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised John Brandt. John Brandt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Fernand Rouland hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Paul-Henri Gayraud's late challenge caught a Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paul-Henri Gayraud helped the player get up and apologised. Sofyane Valognes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herman Falkrantz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herman Falkrantz in the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Fernand Rouland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of John Brandt. Elmtaryd Agunnaryd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernand Rouland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Sofyane Valognes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herman Falkrantz in the 91st minute of the match. After 91 minutes, Brian Boullet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rathmore Lime Tree and the Elmtaryd Agunnaryd players grew even worse after the yellow card.