U23 World League

El Viejo Veronica
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) 0-1 became the score in the 7th minute when Wilfried Lépinay elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 11th minute Thierry Henri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Guillelme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nueva Lepra FC's Gonzalo Guillelme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustave Pierrel in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Les diables noirs's Eymeric Laguerre got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Gaizkine in the 16th minute of play forced Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Kevan Grange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Aaron Fertus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nueva Lepra FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Fertus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kevan Grange breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kevan Grange stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfredo Gaizkine's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Gonzalo Guillelme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Henri in the 22nd minute of the match. Gonzalo Guillelme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustave Pierrel in the 24th minute of the match. Kevan Grange made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evaristo Astigar in the 26th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Gaizkine got free with Kevan Grange in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute, Nueva Lepra FC's Aaron Fertus dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thierry Henri in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gonzalo Guillelme saved Nueva Lepra FC from getting behind. In the 33rd minute, Alfredo Gaizkine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alfredo Gaizkine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aaron Fertus was the one to do the kick off. Aaron Fertus took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kevan Grange. Kevan Grange dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Kevan Grange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Fertus, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After some careless play in the Nueva Lepra FC defense, Thierry Henri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gonzalo Guillelme. The Nueva Lepra FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gonzalo Guillelme should have stopped the shot. Wilfried Lépinay received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gonzalo Guillelme came out and tried to block the shot, but Wilfried Lépinay slotted it home off the left post making it 3-4 in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaron Fertus in the 69th minute of play forced Les diables noirs's goalkeeper Kevan Grange to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eymeric Laguerre during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Eymeric Laguerre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74thth minute of the game Alfredo Gaizkine who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Les diables noirs's Kevan Grange was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfredo Gaizkine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevan Grange having to interfere. Kevan Grange took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Gaizkine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kevan Grange made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Fertus in the 87th minute of play. Aaron Fertus'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 90th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Nueva Lepra FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.