U18 World League

Durex Stadium
Spectators: 8119 (Terracing: 6091, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yan Netto made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th match minute, Pesqueira City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júlio Abreu to maneuver through the defense. Ivo de Moraes made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Thibaut Mazieres sent off a good shot on target. When Pesqueira City's Hernani Tavares in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Pointe Courte's goalie prevented a goal. Ivo de Moraes was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and John Holmes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. John Holmes really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Pesqueira City's Ivo de Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominique Virapin in the 18th minute of play. Sabri Fouquet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. With an all-out effort, La Pointe Courte's Ivo de Moraes threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from John Holmes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 24th match minute, Pesqueira City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yan Netto to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute Yan Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Fouquet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dagoberto Arruda kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Pesqueira City's Ivo de Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Holmes in the 36th minute of play. Ivo de Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thibaut Mazieres in the 37th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yann Scott to make the kick off. Ivo de Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yann Scott in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the game, Jean-Pascal Hingant was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Pointe Courte's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pesqueira City the free kick. A collision led to La Pointe Courte getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jean-Pascal Hingant hit a great ball. La Pointe Courte's Sabri Fouquet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save La Pointe Courte from getting a goal against them. Ivo de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Greg Santoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Raymond Lherbier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sabri Fouquet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Freitas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, La Pointe Courte's Greg Santoro got a free kick in the 62nd minute. La Pointe Courte's Patxi Seux was substituted for Thibaut Mazieres. Mathys Guigon's late challenge caught a Pesqueira City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mathys Guigon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Mathys Guigon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivo de Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yann Scott in the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Pesqueira City's goal looked a bit too open when Patxi Seux came free, but Ivo de Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doni Quintal hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Ivo de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tim Quantin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the game, Dito da Cunha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pesqueira City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Pointe Courte the free kick. A collision led to Pesqueira City getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dito da Cunha hit a great ball. Ivo de Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Holmes, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Ivo de Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymond Lherbier, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Ivo de Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yann Scott, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Hernani Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivo de Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Holmes in the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Patxi Seux ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivo de Moraes was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 95th minute Patxi Seux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo de Moraes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that La Pointe Courte were the better team. La Pointe Courte's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.