U18 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcel Singer kicked off to start the match. 9 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Torsten Kock came free, but Nathan Bayon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacques Audren hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Per-Åke Kjellqvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nathan Bayon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Per-Åke Kjellqvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Nathan Bayon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torsten Kock in the 18th minute of the match. Nathan Bayon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agne Widberg in the 19th minute of the match. Nathan Bayon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Per-Åke Kjellqvist in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Degerfors IF booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacques Audren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when Degerfors IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Per-Åke Kjellqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Tours Football Club got a corner. Degerfors IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Willy Sauvestre ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 30 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Herbert Le Lay. After 32 played minutes Degerfors IF got a freekick which was hit by Torsten Kock. Robin Afonso hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Degerfors IF's zone, Willy Sauvestre stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kent Lennartsson came out of the goal and Willy Sauvestre tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ingvar Granberg was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 60 minutes, Willy Sauvestre managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tours Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Willy Sauvestre was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nathan Bayon made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Ingvar Granberg sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Degerfors IF's Algot Grönberg got a free kick in the 64th minute. Willy Sauvestre took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kent Lennartsson. Degerfors IF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Willy Sauvestre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kent Lennartsson. Degerfors IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Willy Sauvestre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Torsten Kock hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Degerfors IF made a substitution. Erling Höijer replaced Birger Kinnman. A collision led to Tours Football Club getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Marcel Singer hit a great ball. When Torsten Kock fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Degerfors IF's protests and gave Torsten Kock a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th minute, Torsten Kock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Jacques Audren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nathan Bayon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torsten Kock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by René Grégori. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ingvar Granberg got free with Nathan Bayon in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle sounded Degerfors IF left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Tours Football Club.