U23 World League

Stade des Indignés
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yao Kun Lei kicked off to start the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Sam Mistral kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paco Zamora. That made the score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. Pierre-Louis Casimir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yao Kun Lei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pierre-Louis Casimir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yao Kun Lei, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Sam Mistral's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paco Zamora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. After 21 played minutes LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO got a freekick which was hit by Mala La Motte. Momo Boumedienne might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paco Zamora. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Momo Boumedienne ran back to his position shaking his head. Pierre-Louis Casimir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yao Kun Lei in the 34th minute of play forced LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's goalkeeper Pierre-Louis Casimir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Alexsandro Romero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Pierre-Louis Casimir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexsandro Romero in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pierre-Louis Casimir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ludomir Domin was slow to take the kick. During this time GALATASARAY O.Z.'s players had a chance to rest. After 47 played minutes LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO got a freekick which was hit by Mala La Motte. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Momo Boumedienne made the kick off in the second half. Sam Mistral took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paco Zamora. Paco Zamora 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. In the 55th minute J.J J.J. shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Louis Casimir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. J.J J.J. fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre-Louis Casimir having to interfere. Paco Zamora came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Momo Boumedienne. But to his dismay, Momo Boumedienne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Pierre-Louis Casimir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yao Kun Lei in the 63rd minute of the match. Pierre-Louis Casimir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from J.J J.J. in the 64th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY O.Z.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sam Mistral came free, but Paco Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Gaétan Cren quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Thorben Meisel, made in the 71st minute of the game. In the 72nd minute Sam Mistral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paco Zamora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Momo Boumedienne might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paco Zamora. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Momo Boumedienne ran back to his position shaking his head. Sam Mistral's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Paco Zamora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 84th minute Alexsandro Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre-Louis Casimir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pierre-Louis Casimir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of J.J J.J.'s shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Steve Pierrard charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Steve Pierrard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. GALATASARAY O.Z.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.