U23 World League

Stade Félix Bollaert
Spectators: 7989 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Michaël Seguela kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Herblay got a freekick which was hit by Batiste Botella. After a defensive mix-up in Herblay's zone, Deen Castronovo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustave Héron came out of the goal and Deen Castronovo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gustave Héron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deen Castronovo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ogro F.C.'s Deen Castronovo got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Herblay's Guillaume Soudan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Paulo Penha. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. After 16 minutes of play, Ogro F.C.'s Deen Castronovo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustave Héron was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gustave Héron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Deen Castronovo went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Herblay's goalkeeper Gustave Héron, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Pedro Paulo Penha managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Herblay's Éthan Plantade fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gustave Héron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Aposan in the 28th minute of play. Gustave Héron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deen Castronovo in the 34th minute of the match. Deen Castronovo scored 1-3 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gustave Héron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Paulo Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Soudan, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 41st minute Deen Castronovo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustave Héron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Ogro F.C. were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Ogro F.C. made a substitution. Mike Terrana replaced Ramon Montagner. Gustave Héron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingo Schwichtenberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Herblay's goalkeeper Gustave Héron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ingo Schwichtenberg. The Herblay fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Herblay's Guillaume Soudan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Herblay's Gustave Héron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Aposan in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Herblay's Ryan Hellec got a free kick in the 70th minute. Ogro F.C.'s Mario Duplantier was substituted for Deen Castronovo. Ryan Hellec hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Gustave Héron was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ingo Schwichtenberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 73 minute of play. Gustave Héron was a little too slow when Alexandre Aposan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 2-5. After having played for 95 minutes, Guillaume Soudan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Herblay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guillaume Soudan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ogro F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.