U23 World League

EL PINO
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grégoire Coulomb started the match with the kick off. Fola Maître fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aztore Sarantes having to interfere. Grégoire Coulomb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aztore Sarantes having to interfere. Grégoire Coulomb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grégoire Coulomb in the 14th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Aztore Sarantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Green Madness were awarded a corner. Herbert Vignal went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Green Madness booed when El Pinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafino Dominguez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Grégoire Coulomb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aztore Sarantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Grégoire Coulomb's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aztore Sarantes was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 27 minutes into the match, Green Madness's Grégoire Coulomb sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aztore Sarantes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Grégoire Coulomb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A throw-in in the 31st minute of the game was made by Sustrai Falceto with Atarrabi Herbella as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Aztore Sarantes came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Green Madness's Fola Maître. But to his dismay, Fola Maître quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some careless play in the El Pinar defense, Alain Terim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aztore Sarantes. The El Pinar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aztore Sarantes should have stopped the shot. 38 minutes into the match, Grégoire Coulomb notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of El Pinar's Aztore Sarantes. Aztore Sarantes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute Alain Terim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aztore Sarantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grégoire Coulomb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the game, one of El Pinar:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rosario Encalada to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Grégoire Coulomb managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Green Madness's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grégoire Coulomb was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grégoire Coulomb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aztore Sarantes having to interfere. Green Madness's Quentin Charuel was substituted for Fola Maître. Grégoire Coulomb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Aztore Sarantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Green Madness made a substitution. Vincent Delarue replaced Grégoire Coulomb. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Alain Terim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green Madness's supporters rose to their feet, but Alain Terim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aztore Sarantes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vincent Delarue sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Green Madness's Vincent Delarue in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Pinar's goalie prevented a goal. When Green Madness's Vincent Delarue in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Pinar's goalie prevented a goal. Aztore Sarantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pacôme Marx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Vincent Delarue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 79 in the game by Vincent Delarue from a close distance when the talented Aztore Sarantes managed to make a qualified save. El Pinar's players were relieved. Vincent Delarue succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 82nd playminute. Aztore Sarantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Delarue in the 86th minute of play. Vincent Delarue received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Aztore Sarantes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zarando Dolmos during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 88 played minutes El Pinar got a freekick which was hit by Zarando Dolmos. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th 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. Aztore Sarantes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vincent Delarue got free with Aztore Sarantes in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Green Madness booed when El Pinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafino Dominguez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vincent Delarue in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aztore Sarantes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The El Pinar fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Green Madness were clearly better and deserved to take the win.