U21 World League

Fara Park
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardo Reali made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Alessandro Mazzetti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sabri Fouquet made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Amedeo Ruggeri sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, Farafulla FC's goal looked a bit too open when John Holmes came free, but Dave Valeriani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dave Valeriani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yann Scott, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Dave Valeriani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yann Scott went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. La Pointe Courte's Sabri Fouquet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save La Pointe Courte from getting a goal against them. If John Holmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. John Holmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dave Valeriani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tim Quantin went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Dave Valeriani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominique Virapin in the 36th minute of the match. After 37 minutes, Alessandro Mazzetti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Farafulla FC and the La Pointe Courte players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alessandro Mazzetti hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Benvenuto in the 43rd minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Sabri Fouquet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Éric Di Meo fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Pointe Courte's protests and gave Éric Di Meo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to La Pointe Courte getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Éric Di Meo hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goal looked a bit too open when Anfilogino Benvenuto came free, but Sabri Fouquet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

51 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goal looked a bit too open when Anfilogino Benvenuto came free, but Sabri Fouquet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, John Holmes fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 58 minutes, Yann Scott made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Farafulla FC's Dave Valeriani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Éric Di Meo kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. La Pointe Courte's Mathys Guigon was substituted for Dominique Virapin. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Patxi Seux replaced Tim Quantin. A collision led to La Pointe Courte getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Éric Di Meo hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Cosimo Del Giudice hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dave Valeriani made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Patxi Seux sent off a good shot on target. Amedeo Ruggeri kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, La Pointe Courte's Pierre-Antoine Charbonnel got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 77th minute, Bernardo Reali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yann Scott could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Dave Valeriani made a huge save. Alessandro Mazzetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bernardo Reali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabri Fouquet having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Farafulla FC's Benji Pavard got a free kick in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yann Scott in the 92nd minute of play forced Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Dave Valeriani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. La Pointe Courte had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.