U18 World League

Palookaville
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Seagulls's Wilco Owusu Abeyie started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Carsten Klaasens received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ahmid Lamouroux came out and tried to block the shot, but Carsten Klaasens slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Jurjen van der Gun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joël Delamare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Seagulls's Frederik Zwarthoet got a free kick in the 17th minute. Jurjen van der Gun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Singer in the 18th minute of the match. Jurjen van der Gun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joël Delamare, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Ben Floquet charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ben Floquet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cosa nostra Lyon's Ben Floquet got a free kick in the 23rd minute. A collision led to Seagulls getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Frederik Zwarthoet hit a great ball. In the 28th minute, Nelson Singer sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Seagulls's Jurjen van der Gun didn't even have to move. Seagulls's Jurjen van der Gun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brice Idoux in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Cosa nostra Lyon's Ahmid Lamouroux got control of the ball when Carsten Klaasens tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Joël Delamare came free, but Jurjen van der Gun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joël Delamare was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Talsma in the 52nd minute of play forced Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Ahmid Lamouroux to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilco Owusu Abeyie in the 53rd minute of play forced Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Ahmid Lamouroux to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Seagulls's Jurjen van der Gun got control of the ball when Brice Idoux tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul-Émile Caillaud in the 58th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Jurjen van der Gun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Joël Manier fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cosa nostra Lyon's protests and gave Joël Manier a yellow card for diving instead. After 60 played minutes Cosa nostra Lyon got a freekick which was hit by Joël Manier. Ahmid Lamouroux showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Talsma in the 61st minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goalkeeper Jurjen van der Gun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joël Delamare. Paul-Émile Caillaud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brice Idoux got free with Jurjen van der Gun in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerald Langenbach's late challenge caught a Cosa nostra Lyon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerald Langenbach helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Seagulls getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Gerald Langenbach hit a great ball. Gerald Langenbach hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brice Idoux got free with Jurjen van der Gun in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Floris Stühling kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Joël Delamare notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Seagulls's Jurjen van der Gun. Jurjen van der Gun was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 92 minutes into the game, Paul-Émile Caillaud recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jurjen van der Gun. Paul-Émile Caillaud showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. When Dominique Favrot fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cosa nostra Lyon's protests and gave Dominique Favrot a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th match minute, Cosa nostra Lyon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominique Favrot to maneuver through the defense.