U21 World League

La Chambrerie
Spectators: 8014 (Terracing: 6012, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Queens of Lublin's Wlodzimierz Lubanski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cyrille Heck hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. When Bogdan Piglowski fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Queens of Lublin's protests and gave Bogdan Piglowski a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when Queens of Lublin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bogdan Piglowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15thth minute of the game Moussa Blanquart who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Queens of Lublin's Maciej Budarz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cyprian Solak scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Régis Bastian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Moussa Blanquart in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maciej Budarz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Moussa Blanquart came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Les Pionniers de Touraine 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 Moussa Blanquart couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Jean-Pierre Morineau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maciej Budarz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Régis Bastian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zula Nieuzyla in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Rodrigue Davoust cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Maciej Budarz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Moussa Blanquart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Régis Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bogdan Piglowski in the 36th minute of the match. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Régis Bastian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wlodzimierz Lubanski in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when Queens of Lublin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zula Nieuzyla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maciej Budarz made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Moussa Blanquart sent off a good shot on target. After 47 minutes of play Queens of Lublin's Bogdan Piglowski was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Queens of Lublin's Bogdan Piglowski got a free kick in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 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. Moussa Blanquart was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Queens of Lublin's zone, Moussa Blanquart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maciej Budarz came out of the goal and Moussa Blanquart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Régis Bastian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wlodzimierz Lubanski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Wlodzimierz Lubanski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Régis Bastian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Régis Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zula Nieuzyla in the 58th minute of the match. Cyrille Heck hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Maciej Budarz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Pierre Morineau, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 74th minute Jean-Pascal Berthelot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maciej Budarz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goal looked a bit too open when Wlodzimierz Lubanski came free, but Régis Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th match minute, Les Pionniers de Touraine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Pascal Berthelot to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute of the match Juliusz Kisiel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Régis Bastian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rodrigue Davoust received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Maciej Budarz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wlodzimierz Lubanski who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Régis Bastian when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Juliusz Kisiel hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Moussa Blanquart struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Maciej Budarz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Les Pionniers de Touraine. Klement Tworek's late challenge caught a Les Pionniers de Touraine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Klement Tworek helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Queens of Lublin getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Klement Tworek hit a great ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.