U21 World League

Bay Harbor Butcher
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tommy Pécourt made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Dexter Morgan VR46 booed when Cyber Attack was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lionel Florent didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 8 played minutes, Dexter Morgan VR46's Angelo Scalabrino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anthony Furlan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dexter Morgan VR46 reached it. In the 10th match minute, Cyber Attack was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rayan Marin to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 23 minutes, Marouane Lengrand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cyber Attack's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marouane Lengrand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anthony Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Penna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franco Bobbio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Franco Bobbio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anthony Furlan came out and tried to block the shot, but Franco Bobbio slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 31st minute. Tommy Pécourt kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Enrico Iacovone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Anthony Furlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dexter Morgan VR46's Franco Bobbio got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 46 minutes into the game, Lionel Florent was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cyber Attack's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dexter Morgan VR46 the free kick. In the 46th minute, Lionel Florent hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franco Penna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rayan Marin charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rayan Marin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute, Rayan Marin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Cavaliere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rayan Marin in the 60th minute. During the 68th minute of the match Rayan Marin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rayan Marin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Cyber Attack's Rayan Marin got a free kick in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the game, Dexter Morgan VR46's Franco Penna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anthony Furlan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Davide Cavaliere made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Rayan Naudet sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Cyber Attack booed when Dexter Morgan VR46 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edoardo Felli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dexter Morgan VR46's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tommy Pécourt 83 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. Tommy Pécourt's late challenge caught a Dexter Morgan VR46's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tommy Pécourt helped the player get up and apologised. 95 minutes into the game, Dexter Morgan VR46's Franco Bobbio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anthony Furlan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Dexter Morgan VR46's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.