U21 World League

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciceron Valdivielso got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Toufik Loir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phelipe Escarza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erwin Billault went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 13 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's Erwin Billault sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Phelipe Escarza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciceron Valdivielso in the 17th minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Alix Geoffray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toufik Loir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Phelipe Escarza made a huge save. Rathmore Lime Tree's Alix Geoffray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabon Castrejana in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciceron Valdivielso in the 23rd minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Alix Geoffray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Rathmore Lime Tree defense, Lonzo Corullon 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. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalkeeper Phelipe Escarza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Phelipe Escarza got control of the ball when Toufik Loir tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute Ciceron Valdivielso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alix Geoffray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rathmore Lime Tree getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Benjamin Loth hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toufik Loir was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Deportivo Popolizio FBC booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kilian Fauré didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabien Ayache during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 played minutes Rathmore Lime Tree got a freekick which was hit by Fabien Ayache. 64 minutes into the match, Rathmore Lime Tree's Erwin Billault sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Phelipe Escarza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 65 minutes Deportivo Popolizio FBC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benjamin Loth who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Benjamin Loth got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Phelipe Escarza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pierre-Antoine Fouche kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Lonzo Corullon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lonzo Corullon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Toufik Loir fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rathmore Lime Tree's protests and gave Toufik Loir a yellow card for diving instead. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Amine Pinault replaced Erwin Billault. The supporters of Deportivo Popolizio FBC booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toufik Loir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rathmore Lime Tree's Toufik Loir got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Deportivo Popolizio FBC booed when Rathmore Lime Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Loth didn't get a good kick on the ball. Phelipe Escarza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amine Pinault went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Martial Hess replaced Benjamin Loth. When Amine Pinault came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Rathmore Lime Tree fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Amine Pinault couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Deportivo Popolizio FBC defense, Toufik Loir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Phelipe Escarza. The Deportivo Popolizio FBC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Phelipe Escarza should have stopped the shot. Martial Hess sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rathmore Lime Tree had played much better football throughout.