U21 World League

Stade Félix Bollaert
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kylian Wiart took the kick off in the first half of the match. Per-Oskar Nordstedt scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gustave Héron, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Peixoto in the 6th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Gustave Héron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustave Héron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurico Peixoto in the 14th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Éthan Plantade during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After recieving a nice pass, Ibis Football Club's Tadeu Félix tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gustave Héron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Peixoto, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Ibis Football Club's Pedro Rosado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Ibis Football Club from getting a goal against them. After 25 minutes of play, Herblay's Batiste Botella made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Rosado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eurico Peixoto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustave Héron read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Eurico Peixoto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ibis Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Ibis Football Club's Eurico Peixoto in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Herblay's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Batiste Botella got free with Pedro Rosado in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eurico Peixoto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustave Héron read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. After 43 minutes, Batiste Botella mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Herblay and the Ibis Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 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. Eurico Peixoto was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Herblay's goalkeeper Gustave Héron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eurico Peixoto. In the 59th minute, Eurico Peixoto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 61st match minute, Ibis Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Pernambucano to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ibis Football Club's goalkeeper Pedro Rosado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Eurico Peixoto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ibis Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Eurico Peixoto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustave Héron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Rosado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batiste Botella, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Ibis Football Club's Eurico Peixoto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gustave Héron narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Herblay's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tadeu Félix was slow to take the kick. During this time Ibis Football Club's players had a chance to rest. Pedro Rosado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kylian Wiart in the 69th minute of the match. In the 74th minute Batiste Botella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Rosado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Per-Oskar Nordstedt came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Ibis Football Club 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 Per-Oskar Nordstedt couldn't finish the play. Pedro Rosado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kylian Wiart in the 85th minute of play. Eurico Peixoto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gustave Héron firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ennio Fallito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Gustave Héron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.