U21 World League

Stade excalibur
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Elorri kicked off to start the match. Joey Weill kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. David Beti struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Kevan Grange didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CeciForEver. Clodoveo Eriz made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Jean-Yves Paturel sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Les diables noirs booed when CeciForEver was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delmar Ralondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ewan Toupin in the 22nd minute of play forced CeciForEver's goalkeeper Clodoveo Eriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moïse Ganivet during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Les diables noirs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moïse Ganivet to maneuver through the defense. David Beti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kevan Grange read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Elorri in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevan Grange prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, CeciForEver's Pedro Pelayo got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Jean-Yves Paturel came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Les diables noirs fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jean-Yves Paturel couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute Moïse Ganivet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clodoveo Eriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delmar Bibiano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kevan Grange. Les diables noirs's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 41st minute, German Cordareo made a precise shot to the right of Kevan Grange. Les diables noirs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Les diables noirs's Eymeric Laguerre got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The Les diables noirs players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CeciForEver were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ewan Toupin was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, David Beti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kevan Grange. Les diables noirs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Beti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. David Beti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevan Grange having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Elorri in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevan Grange prevented the ball from getting in the gole. David Beti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. David Beti might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kevan Grange. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Beti ran back to his position shaking his head. 67 minutes into the match, David Beti dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kevan Grange, 0-3. Kevan Grange took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Beti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as CeciForEver's Valentin Elorri slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kevan Grange. That made the score 0-4 after 75 minutes of play. Pedro Pelayo charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Pelayo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 83 played minutes CeciForEver got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Pelayo. In the 86th match minute, CeciForEver was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amancio Furtado to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Les diables noirs's Jean-Yves Paturel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Clodoveo Eriz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Efrain Itzaina hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute of the match Moïse Ganivet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Clodoveo Eriz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Clodoveo Eriz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean-Yves Paturel went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. The Les diables noirs supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching CeciForEver's performance. The match ended with a win for CeciForEver.