U18 World League

Le champ de tir.
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Romuald Hugonnet took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jose Ferrel. Jose Ferrel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 7 minutes into the match, Edelmiro Villar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Messager. Roncourt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edelmiro Villar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Francisco José Maeztu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariano Saldías in the 16th minute of play forced Roncourt's goalkeeper Gabriel Messager to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Roncourt's Antoine Gambier slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jose Ferrel. That made the score 2-1 after 20 minutes of play. In the 27th minute, Gwendal Quémeneur 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. After 31 played minutes Snorlax FC got a freekick which was hit by Edelmiro Villar. Jose Ferrel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Pierre Riche in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Pierre Riche in the 38th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Jose Ferrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurín Reyes charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Laurín Reyes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gwendal Quémeneur's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Jose Ferrel - 4-1 was put on the score board in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Pierre Riche in the 48th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Jose Ferrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edelmiro Villar to make the kick off. Jose Ferrel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean-Pierre Riche went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 58 minutes into the game, Jean-Pierre Riche cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Jose Ferrel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Leopoldo Jacinto Oyarzabal fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Snorlax FC's protests and gave Leopoldo Jacinto Oyarzabal a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, Snorlax FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Jacinto Oyarzabal to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Romuald Hugonnet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jose Ferrel. Snorlax FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romuald Hugonnet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. 76 minutes into the game, Roncourt's Antoine Gambier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jose Ferrel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-1. After a rather tough play, Roncourt's Brendan Pouillaude got a free kick in the 80th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Ariano Saldías could shoot a difficult shot in the 81st minute, which Gabriel Messager however easily saved by the left post. Jose Ferrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Donnet, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Edelmiro Villar was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 85th match minute, Snorlax FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Villar to maneuver through the defense. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Roncourt had played much better football throughout.