U23 World League

Stade Normandie
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) In the 3rd minute, Louis Autran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saint Côme de Fresné fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Joélson Carvalho hit a great ball. The supporters of Saint Côme de Fresné booed when Estrela Solitária was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério do Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th match minute, Saint Côme de Fresné was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guillaume Barillot to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the game, Ruud Gullit cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Noël Clenet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gérard Chambard kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Tarcisio Quintal, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Estrela Solitária's Ruud Gullit in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saint Côme de Fresné's goalie prevented a goal. Túlio Maravilha took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noël Clenet. Noël Clenet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruud Gullit in the 46th minute of play forced Saint Côme de Fresné's goalkeeper Noël Clenet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Guillaume Barillot made the kick off in the second half. Meng Ran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Noël Clenet having to make a save. In the 53rd match minute, Saint Côme de Fresné was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yann Saillet to maneuver through the defense. Noël Clenet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Túlio Maravilha in the 58th minute of the match. Saint Côme de Fresné's Noël Clenet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Saint Côme de Fresné from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joélson Carvalho during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joélson Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ruud Gullit in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noël Clenet saved Saint Côme de Fresné from getting behind. With a little luck, Saint Côme de Fresné's Noël Clenet got control of the ball when Túlio Maravilha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Noël Clenet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 76th minute. Noël Clenet was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Túlio Maravilha capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Túlio Maravilha really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. During the 81st minute of the match Joélson Carvalho completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Joélson Carvalho a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Noël Clenet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meng Ran in the 84th minute of the match. Túlio Maravilha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Noël Clenet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anselmi Saksinen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Autran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Meng Ran hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Estrela Solitária left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Saint Côme de Fresné.