U23 World League

Aux Poteaux Carrés
Spectators: 8449 (Terracing: 6338, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcel Freitas got the match started through his kick off. Agro Imortal's Aílton Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude Theron in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute Luís Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Châtelain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. César Châtelain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Sousa in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Luís Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Châtelain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. César Châtelain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aílton Fernandez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcel Freitas in the 12th minute. César Châtelain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Romero in the 14th minute of play. David Pereira scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of César Châtelain, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Green Madness's César Châtelain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Sousa in the 18th minute of play. César Châtelain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, Agro Imortal's Aílton Fernandez got control of the ball when Marcel Freitas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gilberto Sousa hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Aílton Fernandez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcel Freitas in the 25th minute. César Châtelain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. César Châtelain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Marcel Freitas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Agro Imortal fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Agro Imortal's Gilberto Sousa looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Green Madness defense, David Pereira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of César Châtelain. The Green Madness fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that César Châtelain should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Pacôme Marx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Sousa in the 48th minute of play forced Green Madness's goalkeeper César Châtelain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Green Madness's Jonathan Henno was substituted for Claude Theron. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilberto Sousa made a kick off. Luís Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Châtelain having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Green Madness's goal looked a bit too open when David Pereira came free, but César Châtelain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Green Madness's César Châtelain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Pereira in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute David Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Châtelain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Agro Imortal's Gilberto Sousa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind César Châtelain. César Châtelain yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. 62 minutes into the match, Agro Imortal's Luís Romero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that César Châtelain narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Agro Imortal's Jere Mitovski was substituted for Luís Romero. Agro Imortal's 倪川榕 was substituted for Emanuel Andrade. After 65 minutes Green Madness's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Pereira who took care of the corner kick. In the 66th minute, Luiz Fábio Dantas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Agro Imortal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Georges Bedu's late challenge caught a Agro Imortal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Georges Bedu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Green Madness getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Georges Bedu hit a great ball. In the 74th match minute, Agro Imortal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Dias to maneuver through the defense. Agro Imortal's Aílton Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Freitas in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Agro Imortal's goal looked a bit too open when Pacôme Marx came free, but Aílton Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 77 minutes, César Châtelain successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. César Châtelain didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 78th minute, which inside left pole to 0-6. Agro Imortal's Aílton Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Laforet in the 83rd minute of play. David Pereira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, César Châtelain skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 88th minute of the match, Jere Mitovski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but César Châtelain saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jere Mitovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacôme Marx in the 98th minute of play forced Agro Imortal's goalkeeper Aílton Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Agro Imortal could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Green Madness throughout the match.