U18 World League

ProScenium
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Virgilio Romano got the match started through his kick off. Youri Lignon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artemio Celino kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Albigasta FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Youri Lignon scored to the left of an out of position Urbano Bemabe, making the score, 1-0. Josselin Portet came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Albigasta FC's Hugo Romero. But to his dismay, Hugo Romero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Just Bazoge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Urbano Bemabe having to interfere. Josselin Portet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Mantzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Ground Control's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Romero came free, but Josselin Portet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Mantzio in the 25th minute of play forced Ground Control's goalkeeper Josselin Portet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute of the match Albigasta FC got a corner. Ground Control's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gaspar Irrintzi ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Albigasta FC's corner Gaspar Irrintzi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Josselin Portet quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Youri Lignon got free with Urbano Bemabe in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the match, Ground Control's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Mantzio came free, but Josselin Portet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Urbano Bemabe came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ground Control's Sylvain Chiffoleau. But to his dismay, Sylvain Chiffoleau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Josselin Portet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Romero in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Romero in the 39th minute of play forced Ground Control's goalkeeper Josselin Portet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes of play, Albigasta FC's Virgilio Romano made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Josselin Portet was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Sylvain Chiffoleau kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Urbano Bemabe. That made the score 3-2 in the 45 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Youri Lignon made a kick off. After 50 played minutes Ground Control got a freekick which was hit by Sofiane Donnat. Josselin Portet made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Hugo Romero sent off a good shot on target. When Sacha Amara fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ground Control's protests and gave Sacha Amara a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, Sacha Amara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the match, Ground Control's goal looked a bit too open when Virgilio Romano came free, but Josselin Portet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ground Control's Théodore Coulange got a free kick in the 67th minute. Urbano Bemabe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youri Lignon in the 70th minute of play. Urbano Bemabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Youri Lignon in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Ground Control's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Romero came free, but Josselin Portet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artemio Celino kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Youri Lignon 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. Ricardo Mantzio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josselin Portet having to interfere. Youri Lignon kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Sylvain Chiffoleau hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Ground Control players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.