U21 World League

Stade Félix Bollaert
Spectators: 7832 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Inge Gustafsson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Samir Moutoussamy hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The supporters of Herblay booed when FC Snipers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Biörnberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olov Groth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Batista Fuertehijar in the 7th minute. FC Snipers's Olov Groth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batista Fuertehijar in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th minute Batista Fuertehijar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olov Groth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guillaume Soudan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Olov Groth made a huge save. With a little luck, FC Snipers's Olov Groth got control of the ball when Guillaume Soudan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antonin Daguerre might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olov Groth. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antonin Daguerre ran back to his position shaking his head. Guillaume Soudan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 29th play minutes Guillaume Soudan shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Olov Groth and just under the crossbar into goal. With a little luck, FC Snipers's Olov Groth got control of the ball when Antonin Daguerre tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ivan Johansson fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Snipers's protests and gave Ivan Johansson a yellow card for diving instead. After 33 played minutes FC Snipers got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Johansson. A hard shot by Paul-Émile Morille from long distance, 33 minutes into the match, got Olov Groth's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Douglas Wiman fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Snipers's protests and gave Douglas Wiman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Herblay's Batista Fuertehijar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Olov Groth made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guillaume Soudan in the 39th minute. Ivan Johansson kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Guillaume Soudan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olov Groth was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After having played for 44 minutes, Guillaume Soudan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herblay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillaume Soudan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guillaume Soudan to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batista Fuertehijar in the 51st minute of play forced FC Snipers's goalkeeper Olov Groth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 played minutes FC Snipers got a freekick which was hit by Johannes Biörnberg. Herblay's Sabri Letailleur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inge Gustafsson in the 55th minute of play. Sabri Letailleur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Godholm, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tom Colle hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Batista Fuertehijar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olov Groth. FC Snipers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Batista Fuertehijar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Adam Maugard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herblay's supporters rose to their feet, but Adam Maugard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olov Groth breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Olov Groth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batista Fuertehijar in the 73rd minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Guillaume Soudan notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of FC Snipers's Olov Groth. Olov Groth was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Antonin Daguerre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olov Groth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batista Fuertehijar in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, FC Snipers's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Soudan came free, but Olov Groth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Batista Fuertehijar made a precise shot to the right of Olov Groth. FC Snipers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Herblay fully deserved thier win.