U21 World League

Fred Aubert
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Le Stade Briochin UC's Jairo Mantzio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Le Stade Briochin UC's Ferdinand Brin got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Aurelio Irrintzi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jairo Mantzio in the 5th minute. Adriano Fontes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. When Gaël Pillot came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Le Stade Briochin UC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gaël Pillot couldn't finish the play. Richard Le Clanche hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute Jairo Mantzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Irrintzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Le Stade Briochin UC's Joost De Groot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Alberto in the 28th minute of play. Eduardo Machado hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Barrenta SC's Aurelio Irrintzi got control of the ball when Jairo Mantzio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joost De Groot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquinhos Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Le Stade Briochin UC's Joost De Groot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Alberto in the 37th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Fabien Kac hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Le Stade Briochin UC's Wilfried Pinson was substituted for Gaël Pillot. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Remo Falcão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Marquinhos Messias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barrenta SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marquinhos Messias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joost De Groot breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 55 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Mantzio came free, but Aurelio Irrintzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barrenta SC's Aurelio Irrintzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Mantzio in the 56th minute of play. If Marquinhos Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Jairo Mantzio made a precise shot to the right of Aurelio Irrintzi. Barrenta SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 63rd minute, Jairo Mantzio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Fellipe de Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Le Stade Briochin UC's Radomil Cymbal was substituted for Jairo Mantzio. Baptiste Demestre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baptiste Demestre in the 82nd minute of play forced Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Aurelio Irrintzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Le Stade Briochin UC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Yuri Alberto scored to the left of an out of position Joost De Groot, making the score, 1-1. Aurelio Irrintzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Radomil Cymbal, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Marquinhos Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joost De Groot having to interfere. The Barrenta SC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Le Stade Briochin UC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.