U23 World League

Qikiqtarjuaq Park
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mitch Reeves kicked off to start the match. Eusébio Hoffmann didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mitch Reeves went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 9th minute Vinícius Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Boyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Boyce stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thierry Bianchini's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Hugo Casomiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Sebastian Boyce was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Sebastian Boyce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Bianchini in the 20th minute of play. After having played for 24 minutes, Hugo Casomiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hugo Casomiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vinícius Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Boyce having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Hugo Casomiro made a precise shot to the right of Sebastian Boyce. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 39th match minute, Qikiqtarjuaq FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jordan Bussière to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Vinícius Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 played minutes Qikiqtarjuaq FC got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Slaughter. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Thierry Bianchini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Thierry Bianchini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastian Boyce breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vinícius Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thierry Bianchini made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Jordan Bussière hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastian Boyce came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Hugo Casomiro. But to his dismay, Hugo Casomiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. In the 70th minute, Hugo Casomiro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sebastian Boyce. The goal made the score 2-6. Eusébio Hoffmann came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Earl Croteau. But to his dismay, Earl Croteau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-6. A collision led to Qikiqtarjuaq FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jordan Bussière hit a great ball. If Hugo Casomiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Hilario Slaughter fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Qikiqtarjuaq FC's protests and gave Hilario Slaughter a yellow card for diving instead. Thierry Bianchini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Sebastian Boyce made a huge save. Hugo Casomiro's late challenge caught a Qikiqtarjuaq FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hugo Casomiro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th match minute, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Casomiro to maneuver through the defense. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.