U18 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Márcio Barral took the kick off in the first half of the match. Moisés Albuquerque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Alix Geoffray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rathmore Lime Tree's Ramzi Roulleau got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th play minute Flavian Garcon came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ruy Ribeiro. 1-0. In the 14th minute of the match, Ramzi Roulleau tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ruy Ribeiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Rathmore Lime Tree defense, Moisés Albuquerque kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alix Geoffray. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alix Geoffray should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Moisés Albuquerque came free, but Alix Geoffray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Horácio Félix fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s protests and gave Horácio Félix a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Tarrasque Voador F.C. booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul-Émile Brien didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute of the match Michel Lima sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alix Geoffray skillfully saved the ball. When Martial Hess fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rathmore Lime Tree's protests and gave Martial Hess a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Martial Hess hit a great ball. Flavian Garcon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Ruy Ribeiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Carl Mischler hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Flavian Garcon made a kick off. Ruy Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramzi Roulleau in the 55th minute of the match. Paul-Émile Brien scored 2-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ruy Ribeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rathmore Lime Tree's Benoît Lamarre was substituted for Paul-Émile Brien. Alix Geoffray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Moisés Albuquerque in the 66th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márcio Barral got free with Alix Geoffray in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's goal looked a bit too open when Moisés Albuquerque came free, but Alix Geoffray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Flavian Garcon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruy Ribeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Ruy Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramzi Roulleau in the 77th minute of play. If Ramzi Roulleau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Tarrasque Voador F.C. booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavian Garcon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rathmore Lime Tree's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.