World League

Stade des Lumières
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Björkdahl started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Frank Björkdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes into the game, Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Tibor Székely nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nelson Cloarec made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Germán Bersabe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Nelson Cloarec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Germán Bersabe might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nelson Cloarec. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Germán Bersabe ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 24th minute, Frank Björkdahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Germán Bersabe might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nelson Cloarec. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Germán Bersabe ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Frank Björkdahl put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Nelson Cloarec. If Germán Bersabe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Germán Bersabe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Germán Bersabe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nelson Cloarec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 31stth minute of the game Frank Björkdahl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Nelson Cloarec was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Miklós Szalay quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rémi Lys, made in the 38th minute of the game. Germán Bersabe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nelson Cloarec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germán Bersabe, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The corner ended in Sándor Markovits almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Nelson Cloarec did a great save. The Formation Pure Lyonnaise players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Berkshire Harthaway FC. were winning 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Davy Giacomoni was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Björkdahl in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nelson Cloarec prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Germán Bersabe might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nelson Cloarec. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Germán Bersabe ran back to his position shaking his head. Nelson Cloarec stood somewhat misplaced when Frank Björkdahl came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 54 minute. Miklós Szalay hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Björkdahl got free with Nelson Cloarec in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sándor Markovits during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Sándor Markovits got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute of the match Gaspard Letourneux shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Charles De Meur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Nelson Cloarec successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Miklós Szalay hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Frank Björkdahl got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Björkdahl. In the 73rd minute, Davy Giacomoni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Formation Pure Lyonnaise fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. In the 76th minute, Germán Bersabe reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nelson Cloarec. The goal made the score 1-7. After 82 played minutes Berkshire Harthaway FC. got a freekick which was hit by Miklós Szalay. In the 83rd minute Mohamed-Ali Duparc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles De Meur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Germán Bersabe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelson Cloarec having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goal looked a bit too open when Germán Bersabe came free, but Nelson Cloarec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nelson Cloarec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Germán Bersabe in the 90th minute of play. After 90 minutes of play, Berkshire Harthaway FC.'s Germán Bersabe made it 1-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nelson Cloarec was left in no man's land by his defense there! 95 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miklós Szalay. Nelson Cloarec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germán Bersabe in the 97th minute of the match. Berkshire Harthaway FC. played a much better game than Formation Pure Lyonnaise and deserved their victory. The Formation Pure Lyonnaise players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.