U21 World League

Ararigbóia
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gonçalo Valle got the match started through his kick off. Basílio Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grégoire Coulomb, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grégoire Coulomb in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Basílio Marquez saved Jardim Botânico from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Grégoire Coulomb put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Basílio Marquez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Terim in the 14th minute of play forced Jardim Botânico's goalkeeper Basílio Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Ramos hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Basílio Marquez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grégoire Coulomb went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grégoire Coulomb in the 22nd minute of play forced Jardim Botânico's goalkeeper Basílio Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Grégoire Coulomb managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green Madness's supporters rose to their feet, but Grégoire Coulomb was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basílio Marquez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Grégoire Coulomb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ray Ruiz kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Green Madness's Ray Ruiz took a good shot, in the 32nd minute, which hit the crossbar above Basílio Marquez's head, and flew over the goal. Jardim Botânico's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Green Madness. Basílio Marquez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grégoire Coulomb's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. The supporters of Jardim Botânico booed when Green Madness was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ray Ruiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 37 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Grégoire Coulomb sped through Jardim Botânico's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Basílio Marquez. Grégoire Coulomb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 43rd match minute, Green Madness was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alain Terim to maneuver through the defense. Basílio Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grégoire Coulomb, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Grégoire Coulomb to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Jardim Botânico's goal looked a bit too open when Grégoire Coulomb came free, but Basílio Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grégoire Coulomb had several of the Jardim Botânico's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 54 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Basílio Marquez as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 57th minute, Nicolas Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Green Madness's Pacôme Marx was substituted for Ray Ruiz. Green Madness's Quentin Charuel was substituted for Fola Maître. A collision led to Jardim Botânico getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Nicolas Ramos hit a great ball. The supporters of Jardim Botânico booed when Green Madness was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alain Terim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Green Madness's goal looked a bit too open when João Pedro Fernandes came free, but Danny Pasquier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jardim Botânico's Basílio Marquez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Jardim Botânico from getting a goal against them. Kléberson Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Kléberson Santos hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Basílio Marquez was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Vincent Delarue capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vincent Delarue really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Alain Terim charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alain Terim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Green Madness's Alain Terim got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 79th minute, Herbert Vignal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Vincent Delarue managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green Madness's supporters rose to their feet, but Vincent Delarue was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basílio Marquez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 87 minutes into the match, Jardim Botânico's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Delarue came free, but Basílio Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Basílio Marquez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vincent Delarue showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 90 minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Jardim Botânico's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Vincent Delarue fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpected shot in the 95th minute by Quentin Charuel got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Vincent Delarue's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 97thth minute, Basílio Marquez skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The Jardim Botânico fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Green Madness were clearly better and deserved to take the win.