U18 World League

Anoeta
Spectators: 8414 (Terracing: 6311, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matias Amoruso kicked off to start the match. Prospero Eguerdi kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Gaël Moutard kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Honorato Nofre. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Gaël Moutard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matias Amoruso in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Ginola saved Real Sociedad from getting behind. When Apolo Eleder fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olds School Pepo's protests and gave Apolo Eleder a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th minute, Apolo Eleder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Honorato Nofre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaël Moutard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Ginola came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Olds School Pepo's Gualterio Bonadona. But to his dismay, Gualterio Bonadona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicolas Hoareau to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Olds School Pepo got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Eleder. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olds School Pepo's goalkeeper Honorato Nofre, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicolas Hoareau during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Real Sociedad's Marco Ginola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualterio Bonadona in the 57th minute of play. Real Sociedad's Jean-Sébastien Beauchet quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Abelardo Tino, made in the 59th minute of the game. Real Sociedad's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Gualterio Bonadona scored to the left of an out of position Marco Ginola, making the score, 1-2. When Pierre-Emmanuel Decamps fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Sociedad's protests and gave Pierre-Emmanuel Decamps a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Real Sociedad getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Pierre-Emmanuel Decamps hit a great ball. Pierre-Emmanuel Decamps hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Gaël Moutard scored 2-2 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Honorato Nofre, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Ginola made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Gualterio Bonadona sent off a good shot on target. Honorato Nofre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaël Moutard in the 83rd minute of play. Dionisio Quentin's late challenge caught a Real Sociedad's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dionisio Quentin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 88th minute, Dionisio Quentin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 92 minutes on the clock, Feliciano Lluis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Honorato Nofre had in the 93rdth minute some difficulties stopping Elias Fofana's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a rather tough play, Olds School Pepo's Apolo Eleder got a free kick in the 95th minute. Honorato Nofre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from François Vieu in the 97th minute of the match.