U23 World League

Stade du Roudourou
Spectators: 7828 (Terracing: 5872, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when William Shakespeare kicked off to start the match. Corentin Serre took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gigi Buffon. Gigi Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Rik Cores managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's supporters rose to their feet, but Rik Cores was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maelgwn Le Bars breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ewan Darnaud in the 10th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute of the match Imperio Catatumbo de Lara got a corner. En avant de guingamp's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joselito Ocomardia ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's corner Joselito Ocomardia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maelgwn Le Bars quite easily take care of the ball. Maelgwn Le Bars showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Shakespeare in the 18th minute of the match. Maelgwn Le Bars showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Shakespeare in the 18th minute of the match. Danny Bernhard kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Maelgwn Le Bars showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureo Valenciaga, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Gigi Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Bastin in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ewan Darnaud in the 30th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Gigi Buffon got control of the ball when Xu Xing Ming tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Bastin in the 35th minute of play. Gigi Buffon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Corentin Serre showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 35 minute of play. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Corentin Serre in the 38th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Jonathan Bastin could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Gigi Buffon however easily saved by the left post. In the 41st minute Corentin Serre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Gigi Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ewan Darnaud in the 46th minute of play. Rik Cores charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rik Cores the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rik Cores to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Corentin Serre made a kick off. Corentin Serre scored 4-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gigi Buffon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Xing Ming in the 58th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Gigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurilio Olar hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, En avant de guingamp's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Hondaro came free, but Maelgwn Le Bars reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corentin Serre, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Maelgwn Le Bars made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rik Cores in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes En avant de guingamp got a freekick which was hit by Danny Bernhard. Gigi Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ewan Darnaud, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After some careless play in the Imperio Catatumbo de Lara defense, Bixente Levasseur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gigi Buffon. The Imperio Catatumbo de Lara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gigi Buffon should have stopped the shot. In the 84th match minute, En avant de guingamp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cyprien Bénard to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Cyprien Bénard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. William Shakespeare recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Xing Ming in the 96th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the En avant de guingamp players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.