World League

Stade J.SNELLA
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isaias Tuste got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Black StarZ got a freekick which was hit by Marcial Goren. After 3 played minutes, R.C. Marseille's Renan Bouzat shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Celestino Umea came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in R.C. Marseille reached it. Didier Lafargue stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cayetano Herauso's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Didier Lafargue stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isaias Tuste's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute Cyrille Melon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Umea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cyrille Melon scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celestino Umea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cyrille Melons short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Celestino Umea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Celestino Umea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprien Auguste in the 20th minute of play. Alberto Montae's late challenge caught a R.C. Marseille's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alberto Montae helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when Black StarZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alberto Montae didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Black StarZ getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Marcial Goren hit a great ball. The supporters of R.C. Marseille booed when Black StarZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Pinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Black StarZ's Celestino Umea got control of the ball when Joe Plantin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Renan Bouzat recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Celestino Umea. Renan Bouzat showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cyrille Melon made a kick off. Renan Bouzat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celestino Umea having to interfere. A collision led to Black StarZ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Humberto Pedroso hit a great ball. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Black StarZ! Celestino Umea went to the wrong direction when Cyrille Melon was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 58th minute, Alberto Montae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Humberto Pedroso kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Mihail Toader got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyrille Melon in the 61st minute of play forced Black StarZ's goalkeeper Celestino Umea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Didier Lafargue made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cayetano Herauso in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Mihail Toader notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Black StarZ's Celestino Umea. Celestino Umea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ghislain Ménétrier hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in R.C. Marseille's zone, Isaias Tuste stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Didier Lafargue came out of the goal and Isaias Tuste tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd minute Cyrille Melon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Umea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Black StarZ's goal looked a bit too open when Djibril Mourot came free, but Celestino Umea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Maximiliano Frederico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celestino Umea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cyrille Melon went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 85th match minute, Black StarZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcial Goren to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute Emilio Abrego shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Umea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djibril Mourot in the 95th minute of play forced Black StarZ's goalkeeper Celestino Umea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. R.C. Marseille's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.