U18 World League

Ciro Gaur
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Loic Deal got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Boulogne del Ciclón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Boulogne to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute Ellsworth Lindsay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorato Montrel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Honorato Montrel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loic Deal in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loic Deal in the 7th minute of play forced Boulogne del Ciclón's goalkeeper Honorato Montrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldo Firmin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Brice Leach made a huge save. Honorato Montrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lee Coffman, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Herminio Cucao kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Lee Coffman scored 0-1 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Honorato Montrel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 22 minutes into the game, Lee Coffman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Honorato Montrel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lee Coffman took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Honorato Montrel. Honorato Montrel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Honorato Montrel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brad Elliott in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36thth minute of the game Marcos Boulogne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Varennes's Brice Leach was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Varennes's Brice Leach got control of the ball when Haroldo Firmin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Honorato Montrel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loic Deal in the 40th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Boulogne del Ciclón's zone, Loic Deal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Honorato Montrel came out of the goal and Loic Deal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute Serafino Peyo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brice Leach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Marcos Boulogne made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Varennes's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Su came free, but Brice Leach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Federico Pacho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Boulogne del Ciclón's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Varennes the free kick. The supporters of Varennes booed when Boulogne del Ciclón was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Pacho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 played minutes Varennes got a freekick which was hit by Felicien Mooney. 71 minutes into the game, Gaston Su was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Boulogne del Ciclón's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Varennes the free kick. After 73 played minutes Varennes got a freekick which was hit by Ellsworth Lindsay. Brice Leach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Firmin in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th match minute, Boulogne del Ciclón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Su to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute of the match, Loic Deal tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Honorato Montrel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Honorato Montrel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loic Deal in the 79th minute of the match. Honorato Montrel was a little too slow when Loic Deal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-4. Haroldo Firmin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Varennes's Salvador Braswell got a free kick in the 91st minute. The Varennes supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Varennes would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.