U18 World League

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Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when William Creusot made the kick off which started today's match. Horacio Gonsalve hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Alejandro Mikolas made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when William Creusot sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Gonsalve in the 8th minute of play forced corsaire nantais's goalkeeper Dylan Delavaud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Leheren hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. corsaire nantais's Darren Le Clainche shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 27th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alejandro Mikolas but with some difficulty. Alejandro Mikolas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Marcy in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Théophile Moret came free, but Alejandro Mikolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 played minutes El Stradivarius got a freekick which was hit by Marciano Calisto. In the 36th minute, Patrice Marsaud sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and El Stradivarius's Alejandro Mikolas didn't even have to move. Daryl Champin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Alejandro Mikolas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. William Creusot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Ramon Urbez made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to corsaire nantais getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Louison Levet hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, El Stradivarius's Ramon Urbez got a free kick in the 71st minute. 76 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Daryl Champin came free, but Alejandro Mikolas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 88 minutes into the game, when Aaron Leheren put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in El Stradivarius fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! Louison Levet charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louison Levet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. corsaire nantais walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.