U23 World League

Durex Stadium
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yann Scott took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benja Quintas in the 10th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Sabri Fouquet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colosos Afc's Benja Quintas got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sabri Fouquet came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Colosos Afc's Donny Read. But to his dismay, Donny Read quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Sabri Fouquet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benja Quintas in the 20th minute of the match. Arnoldo Misael hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Read in the 28th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Sabri Fouquet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Colosos Afc's Abelardo Ariando seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Abelardo Ariando the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Colosos Afc protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Abelardo Ariando had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Colosos Afc:s Gaudencio Lope showed great skill when he stopped Wilfried Mahé:s penalty. After 34 played minutes La Pointe Courte got a freekick which was hit by Yann Segond. In the 38th minute Armando Benet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Fouquet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yann Scott got free with Gaudencio Lope in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 43 minutes into the game, Yann Scott recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gaudencio Lope. Yann Scott showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. In the 47th minute of the match Donny Read shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabri Fouquet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yann Scott during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Colosos Afc booed when La Pointe Courte was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yann Scott didn't get a good kick on the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Armando Benet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Sabri Fouquet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 62 minutes into the match, Colosos Afc's goal looked a bit too open when Yann Scott came free, but Gaudencio Lope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ezequiel Cordaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Mathys Guigon replaced Dominique Virapin. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Patxi Seux replaced Thibaut Mazieres. 74 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's John Holmes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gaudencio Lope narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Celestino Gartzen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Colosos Afc's Silvestre Unai was substituted for Donny Read. Armando Benet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Sabri Fouquet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. John Holmes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 83 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Gartzen came free, but Sabri Fouquet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of La Pointe Courte booed when Colosos Afc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celestino Gartzen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 86 played minutes Colosos Afc got a freekick which was hit by Celestino Gartzen. Colosos Afc's Gaudencio Lope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Holmes in the 87th minute of play. Patxi Seux's late challenge caught a Colosos Afc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patxi Seux helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, La Pointe Courte's Patxi Seux got a free kick in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathys Guigon in the 91st minute of play forced Colosos Afc's goalkeeper Gaudencio Lope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sabri Fouquet was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Armando Benet capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Armando Benet really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4.