U18 World League

La Leonera
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Baltasar Marquez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Baltasar Marquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Brahim Charradi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celso Oto was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Celso Oto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brahim Charradi in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Sofiane Charradi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Oto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brahim Charradi in the 21st minute of play forced GUSESI's goalkeeper Celso Oto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Sofiane Charradi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Oto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 27 minutes into the game, when Ubaldo Efraim put in a rough tackle. After 27 played minutes GUSESI got a freekick which was hit by Ubaldo Efraim. When Hans Bocklund came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Étoile Sportive Du Sahel fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hans Bocklund couldn't finish the play. 31 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Jim Frisck came free, but Celso Oto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GUSESI's Celso Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofiane Charradi in the 37th minute of play. GUSESI's Celso Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brahim Charradi in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goal looked a bit too open when Brahim Charradi came free, but Celso Oto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sofiane Charradi in the 43rd minute of play forced GUSESI's goalkeeper Celso Oto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sofiane Charradi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Celso Oto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cipriano Gonsalve hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 53rd minute, Hans Bocklund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sofiane Charradi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Celso Oto came out and tried to block the shot, but Sofiane Charradi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute, Sofiane Charradi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celso Oto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. GUSESI's Celso Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Edvin Lundström in the 65th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 69 minutes, Celso Oto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Celso Oto successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 78 minutes of play, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Jim Frisck made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Celso Oto was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 85th minute, Sofiane Charradi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Celso Oto. The goal made the score 0-5. Cipriano Gonsalve hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel played a much better game than GUSESI and deserved their victory. The GUSESI players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.