U23 World League

PORTÓN DEL OESTE
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) 6 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's Enrique Checa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Noël Clenet narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thibaut Abeille charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thibaut Abeille the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Saint Côme de Fresné's Thibaut Abeille got a free kick in the 8th minute. If Joel Rumaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Saint Côme de Fresné's zone, Erubiel Laurin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noël Clenet came out of the goal and Erubiel Laurin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joaquin Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Barillot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Luan Toro's goalkeeper Joaquin Mingo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yann Saillet hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Rumaldo in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noël Clenet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 27 played minutes Saint Côme de Fresné got a freekick which was hit by Olivier Barnier. 30 minutes into the game, Domingo Valiente was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sportivo Luan Toro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saint Côme de Fresné the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Luan Toro's Domingo Valiente got a free kick in the 30th minute. Joaquin Mingo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Debuire, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Noël Clenet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Rumaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Joel Rumaldo scored 1-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noël Clenet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th match minute, Saint Côme de Fresné was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Mertz to maneuver through the defense. After 41 played minutes Sportivo Luan Toro got a freekick which was hit by Desiderio Figueroa. The audience was convinced that Joel Rumaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noël Clenet was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Saint Côme de Fresné's Yann Saillet got a free kick in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Joel Rumaldo made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Saint Côme de Fresné getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Ruben Bénier hit a great ball. Erubiel Laurin struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Noël Clenet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sportivo Luan Toro. In the 61st minute, Joel Rumaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Luan Toro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Sportivo Luan Toro's Joaquin Mingo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Luan Toro from getting a goal against them. Domingo Valiente got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 76th match minute, Sportivo Luan Toro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingo Valiente to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute of the match Côme Durieu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Joaquin Mingo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Sportivo Luan Toro's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Barillot came free, but Joaquin Mingo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillaume Barillot in the 84th minute of play forced Sportivo Luan Toro's goalkeeper Joaquin Mingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sportivo Luan Toro's Erubiel Laurin got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olivier Barnier kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Sportivo Luan Toro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Saint Côme de Fresné for a fine match.