U18 World League

Anfield
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tuukka Liimatainen made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Tero Pyörälä hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Patrice Gallou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tours Football Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Patrice Gallou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Nathanaël Géhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willy Sauvestre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antto Valtonen charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antto Valtonen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Joachim Migne fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tours Football Club's protests and gave Joachim Migne a yellow card for diving instead. After 18 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Joachim Migne. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Toulet in the 20th minute of play. Viljami Virtala's late challenge caught a Tours Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viljami Virtala helped the player get up and apologised. After 23 played minutes Liverpool FC got a freekick which was hit by Viljami Virtala. In the 24th minute, Willy Sauvestre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Willy Sauvestre struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tours Football Club. When Tours Football Club's Nathanaël Géhin in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liverpool FC's goalie prevented a goal. Topi Salmela's late challenge caught a Tours Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Topi Salmela helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when Liverpool FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Topi Salmela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrice Gallou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willy Sauvestre in the 31st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Tours Football Club's Désiré Charvin got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's goal looked a bit too open when Willy Sauvestre came free, but Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathanaël Géhin in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Nathanaël Géhin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tours Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathanaël Géhin in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

52 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Willy Sauvestre. In the 53rd minute Nathanaël Géhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Désiré Charvin in the 56th minute of play forced Liverpool FC's goalkeeper Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Liverpool FC's Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst got control of the ball when Nathanaël Géhin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrice Gallou in the 63rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Willy Sauvestre in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute Nathanaël Géhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Willy Sauvestre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Nathanaël Géhin hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After 76 played minutes Hugo Toulet could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-2 into the left cross. Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Nathanaël Géhin sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Liverpool FC booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noa Ranger didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Tero Pyörälä sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Felix Jovanovic skillfully saved the ball. In the 91st minute Hugo Toulet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when Liverpool FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viljami Virtala didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Liverpool FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nathanaël Géhin came free, but Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.