U18 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) In the 5th minute Juan Jose Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Jovanovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Romeo Molinier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xabier Frick was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Xabier Frick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheo Mareau in the 21st minute of play. Willy Sauvestre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Xabier Frick made a huge save. Quintán León sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro L.P.'s Xabier Frick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Lautaro L.P. from getting a goal against them. Carlos Hernán Manosalva hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Xabier Frick acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 34th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ibrahim Rault. Xabier Frick was a little too slow when Léo Ramsamy got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 2-1. Lino Mesa hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Tours Football Club's Ibrahim Rault shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 45th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Xabier Frick but with some difficulty. When Clemencín Labarca fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lautaro L.P.'s protests and gave Clemencín Labarca a yellow card for diving instead. After 45 played minutes Lautaro L.P. got a freekick which was hit by Clemencín Labarca. Xabier Frick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matheo Mareau, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Felix Jovanovic was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Carlos Hernán Manosalva. 54 minutes into the match, Lautaro L.P.'s goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Toulet came free, but Xabier Frick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Willy Sauvestre took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xabier Frick. Xabier Frick dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 62nd minute Romeo Molinier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xabier Frick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xabier Frick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Toulet, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute of the match Tours Football Club got a corner. Lautaro L.P.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ibrahim Rault ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Tours Football Club's Ibrahim Rault to fire away a dangerous shot which Xabier Frick despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Xabier Frick stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matheo Mareau's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Tours Football Club's Hugo Toulet got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 78 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Matheo Mareau. After 79 played minutes, Lautaro L.P.'s Fabio Godoy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Felix Jovanovic came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lautaro L.P. reached it. Xabier Frick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Molinier in the 86th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Juan Jose Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lautaro L.P.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Juan Jose Navarro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felix Jovanovic breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Quintán León took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Felix Jovanovic to make any attempt to save it. Tours Football Club walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.