U23 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelinho Soeiro started the match with the kick off. OTTO FC - FSCMZ were furious when Dé Mattos was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Cacá Breckenfeld made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Paul-Henri Gayraud sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Cosme in the 11th minute of play forced OTTO FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cacá Breckenfeld to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Karim Cosme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cacá Breckenfeld was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Georges Labarthe kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Sofyane Valognes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horácio Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rathmore Lime Tree's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dudu Rossi was slow to take the kick. During this time OTTO FC - FSCMZ's players had a chance to rest. In the 25th match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christophe Reibel to maneuver through the defense. Dudu Rossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Sofyane Valognes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul-Henri Gayraud to maneuver through the defense. Caco de Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofyane Valognes having to interfere. Grégory Castello took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cacá Breckenfeld. OTTO FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rathmore Lime Tree's Sofyane Valognes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Tande in the 45th minute of play. After 46 minutes, Brian Boullet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rathmore Lime Tree and the OTTO FC - FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Brian Boullet hit a great ball. Karim Cosme's late challenge caught a OTTO FC - FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karim Cosme helped the player get up and apologised.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karim Cosme made a kick off. Christophe Reibel kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Magaud in the 63rd minute of play forced OTTO FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cacá Breckenfeld to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Fernand Rouland replaced Karim Cosme. A collision led to OTTO FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Frédson Passos hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Fernand Rouland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st match minute, OTTO FC - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Rossi to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Brian Boullet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dudu Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute, Paul-Henri Gayraud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Rathmore Lime Tree's zone, Dudu Rossi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sofyane Valognes came out of the goal and Dudu Rossi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the OTTO FC - FSCMZ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Rathmore Lime Tree.