U18 World League

Iván Elías Moreno
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xan Revillas started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Xan Revillas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mans's Ilan Saudrais was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th match minute, Mans was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Bonnet to maneuver through the defense. Ilan Saudrais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafo Besosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. If Kevin Signoret had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Serafo Besosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes into the match, Aquiles Pavieta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ilan Saudrais, 2-0. Xan Revillas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aquiles Pavieta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ilan Saudrais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilan Saudrais stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xan Revillas's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Djibril Pourcelot hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Roland Ageorges charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roland Ageorges the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mans getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Roland Ageorges hit a great ball. Xan Revillass short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Ilan Saudrais to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Alexandre Bonnet hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Ospin Leiro kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. After 45 minutes of play, CD Municipal's Xan Revillas made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ilan Saudrais was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roland Ageorges was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Aquiles Pavieta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilan Saudrais. Mans's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aquiles Pavieta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Ilan Saudrais didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when CD Municipal's Xan Revillas shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Ilan Saudrais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquiles Pavieta, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Angelo Meruelo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ilan Saudrais. Mans's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 68 minutes, Aquiles Pavieta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD Municipal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aquiles Pavieta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mans's Ilan Saudrais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Pavieta in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xan Revillas in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilan Saudrais prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Xan Revillas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xan Revillas in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ilan Saudrais prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Xan Revillas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xan Revillas in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilan Saudrais saved Mans from getting behind. Aquiles Pavieta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ilan Saudrais came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by CD Municipal's Aquiles Pavieta. But to his dismay, Aquiles Pavieta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xan Revillas in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ilan Saudrais saved Mans from getting behind. Ilan Saudrais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xan Revillas in the 95th minute of the match. There was no doubt that CD Municipal were the better team. CD Municipal's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.