U18 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 8049 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) Karim Cosme started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Chiquinho Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jordan Laforgue having to interfere. Jordan Laforgue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Jordan Laforgue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dráuzio Sergipano in the 9th minute of play. When Pesqueira City's Chiquinho Alcântara in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rathmore Lime Tree's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Chiquinho Alcântara sped through Rathmore Lime Tree's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jordan Laforgue. Rathmore Lime Tree's attentive Paul-Henri Gayraud managed to snatch the ball when Dino Braga made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, Pesqueira City's goal looked a bit too open when Adil Magaud came free, but Ivo de Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franklin da Fonseca got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Dino Braga. A sloppy throw-in by Franklin da Fonseca in the 24th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Rathmore Lime Tree's Paul-Henri Gayraud. Karim Cosme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Franklin da Fonseca made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Chiquinho Alcântara immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of Pesqueira City booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul-Henri Gayraud didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute Chiquinho Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordan Laforgue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Chiquinho Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jordan Laforgue was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 38th minute, Valdemar Nascimento 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. The supporters of Pesqueira City booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Cosme didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Hervé Annette got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 60th minute, Pesqueira City's Dráuzio Sergipano dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Rathmore Lime Tree's Fernand Rouland was substituted for Karim Cosme. Jordan Laforgue took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio Sergipano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernand Rouland scored 1-3 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivo de Moraes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Pesqueira City getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Tomé Donatello hit a great ball. Dino Braga's late challenge caught a Rathmore Lime Tree's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dino Braga helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th match minute, Pesqueira City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Braga to maneuver through the defense. Rathmore Lime Tree's Jordan Laforgue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquinho Alcântara in the 76th minute of play. After 83 minutes, Fernand Rouland mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rathmore Lime Tree and the Pesqueira City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Fernand Rouland got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 89th minute Fernand Rouland 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. Ivo de Moraes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Belloir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Pesqueira City could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rathmore Lime Tree throughout the match.