U18 World League

Claude François
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Sam Hamon made the kick off and thus started the match. Sam Hamon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maurinho Corrêa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Sam Hamon took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Maurinho Corrêa to make any attempt to save it. Stéphane Reine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aílton Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 21st play minute Jean-Christophe Boquet came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Maurinho Corrêa. 2-0. Alexandrie CF's Samir Baguet got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Deniz Gul got free with Maurinho Corrêa in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silvinho Marquez took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stéphane Reine. Stéphane Reine dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. When Samir Baguet fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alexandrie CF's protests and gave Samir Baguet a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Samir Baguet. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Antony Cervera hit a great ball. Arthur Severo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stéphane Reine read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Deniz Gul's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Maurinho Corrêa firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 38th minute, Antony Cervera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vito Pirani scored 2-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stéphane Reine, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

In the 52nd minute, César Sanches ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stéphane Reine was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. 57 minutes into the match, Minuim SS's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Hamon came free, but Maurinho Corrêa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sam Hamon scored 5-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maurinho Corrêa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70th minute Aílton Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stéphane Reine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vito Pirani kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Minuim SS's César Sanches got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Arthur Severo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maurinho Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Hamon in the 76th minute of the match. With a little luck, Alexandrie CF's Stéphane Reine got control of the ball when Vito Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Stéphane Reine came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Minuim SS's Vito Pirani. But to his dismay, Vito Pirani quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-4. In the 83rd minute, Sam Hamon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maurinho Corrêa was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-4. In the 88th minute, Francisco Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute of the match Arthur Severo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Stéphane Reine showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when César Sanches got free with Stéphane Reine in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Minuim SS's zone, Deniz Gul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurinho Corrêa came out of the goal and Deniz Gul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Minuim SS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.