U23 World League

Ilba Sports Center
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) In the 2nd match minute, Saint Côme de Fresné was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henri Quesada to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute Adam Brădean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrice Sénéchal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Viorel Baltian's late challenge caught a Saint Côme de Fresné's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viorel Baltian helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th minute, Viorel Baltian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 minutes of play, Saint Côme de Fresné's Henri Quesada made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eliodor Pisculescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 18 played minutes MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ got a freekick which was hit by Viorel Baltian. In the 21st match minute, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Traian Lozovan to maneuver through the defense. Patrice Sénéchal made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Adam Brădean sent off a good shot on target. After 26 minutes, Karl Touzard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saint Côme de Fresné and the MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Saint Côme de Fresné's Karl Touzard got a free kick in the 26th minute. Patrice Sénéchal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aron Eniceicu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Brădean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Brădean in the 39th minute of play forced Saint Côme de Fresné's goalkeeper Patrice Sénéchal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 minutes, Adam Brădean made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Saint Côme de Fresné's Patrice Sénéchal tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 47 minutes into the match, Saint Côme de Fresné's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Brădean came free, but Patrice Sénéchal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henri Quesada stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ahmed Fougeray fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saint Côme de Fresné's protests and gave Ahmed Fougeray a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd minute, Ahmed Fougeray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrice Sénéchal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Brădean in the 53rd minute of the match. Saint Côme de Fresné's Ahmed Fougeray got his second yellow card of the match in the 54th minute. The referee ordered Ahmed Fougeray off the ground. In the 55th match minute, Saint Côme de Fresné was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Fougeray to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, Adam Brădean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After having played for 59 minutes, Aron Marghescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aron Marghescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 60 played minutes Saint Côme de Fresné got a freekick which was hit by Henri Quesada. 65 minutes into the match, Saint Côme de Fresné's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Brădean came free, but Patrice Sénéchal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Adam Brădean's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrice Sénéchal was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Patrice Sénéchal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Eniceicu in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Adam Brădean made a precise shot to the right of Patrice Sénéchal. Saint Côme de Fresné's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Christophe Dugas hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Saint Côme de Fresné's Patrice Sénéchal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Brădean in the 95th minute of play. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Saint Côme de Fresné for a fine match.