U18 World League

—NYSE—Stadium—
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Romain Jobert started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the game, Louison Souque was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lunar Park's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiki Taka FC the free kick. Louison Souque kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Cordarryl Abaunza hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Noe Aballe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romain Jobert in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romain Jobert in the 13th minute of play forced Tiki Taka FC's goalkeeper Noe Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calvin Miel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ibar Abalos, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Lunar Park's Sam Brot got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joanes Abad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Calvin Miel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Abascal in the 21st minute of play. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Lisandro Abascal sped through Lunar Park's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Calvin Miel. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Pierre-Olivier Delgrange hit a great ball. Basajaun Abello was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 28th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Joanes Abad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ibar Abalos struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Calvin Miel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tiki Taka FC. When Tiki Taka FC's Lisandro Abascal in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lunar Park's goalie prevented a goal. Joanes Abad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Calvin Miel came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Tiki Taka FC's Joanes Abad. But to his dismay, Joanes Abad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lisandro Abascal made a kick off. When Louison Chastel fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lunar Park's protests and gave Louison Chastel a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st match minute, Lunar Park was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louison Chastel to maneuver through the defense. With 64 minutes on the clock, Louison Souque commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Lunar Park:s Calvin Miel showed great skill when he stopped Etxahun Abeijon:s penalty. 65 minutes into the game, Tiki Taka FC's Etxahun Abeijon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Calvin Miel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After a rather tough play, Lunar Park's Stanislas Salingue got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Lunar Park's goalkeeper Calvin Miel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joanes Abad. The audience was convinced that Romain Jobert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noe Aballe was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Calvin Miel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ibar Abalos in the 81st minute. Lisandro Abascal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Calvin Miel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Lisandro Abascal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joanes Abad was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 97th minute. Tiki Taka FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Tiki Taka FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.