U18 World League

Le champ de tir.
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diogo Cordeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Geovânio Albuquerque made a precise shot to the right of Gabriel Messager. Roncourt's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Geovânio Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Roncourt's goal looked a bit too open when Diogo Cordeiro came free, but Gabriel Messager reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Diogo Cordeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabriel Messager was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 25 minutes into the match, Cafu Tinoco notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Roncourt's Gabriel Messager. Gabriel Messager was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36th minute Zeca Souto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Messager saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Geovânio Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41stth minute of the game Jean-Pierre Riche who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Floresta Club U18's Felippe Vianna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Floresta Club U18 getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Zeca Souto hit a great ball. After the first half Floresta Club U18 were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jean-Pierre Riche stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Floresta Club U18's goal looked a bit too open when Romuald Hugonnet came free, but Felippe Vianna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Zeca Souto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Batiste Cesari in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Felippe Vianna saved Floresta Club U18 from getting behind. In the 62nd minute Jean-Pierre Riche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felippe Vianna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felippe Vianna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubert Donnet in the 63rd minute of the match. Felippe Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romuald Hugonnet, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Roncourt getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Sylvain Zettor hit a great ball. Roncourt's Brendan Playe was substituted for Gaspard Cazeneuve. Roncourt made a substitution. Noureddine Badel replaced Hakim Mesnier. After a rather tough play, Roncourt's Sylvain Zettor got a free kick in the 67th minute. Gabriel Messager made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zeca Souto in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Brendan Playe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the match, Floresta Club U18's goal looked a bit too open when Romuald Hugonnet came free, but Felippe Vianna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felippe Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Pierre Riche, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. A collision led to Roncourt getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Batiste Cesari hit a great ball. Diogo Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Gabriel Messager made a huge save. When Brendan Pouillaude fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Roncourt's protests and gave Brendan Pouillaude a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Roncourt getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Brendan Pouillaude hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu Tinoco in the 80th minute of play forced Roncourt's goalkeeper Gabriel Messager to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felippe Vianna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batiste Cesari in the 86th minute of play. Felippe Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batiste Cesari, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. A collision led to Roncourt getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Jean-Pierre Riche hit a great ball. Gabriel Messager took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeca Souto hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Hubert Donnet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Felippe Vianna. Floresta Club U18's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 95th minute Batiste Cesari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felippe Vianna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Floresta Club U18 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.