U23 World League

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 7861 (Terracing: 5897, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Terry Sauvestre got the match started through his kick off. FC BaLiSt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Traian Nanu in the 12th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Traian Nanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maxime Péron. Cats and dogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Traian Nanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when FC BaLiSt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Traian Nanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yang Wei in the 27th minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Maxime Péron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC BaLiSt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Traian Nanu in the 39th minute. FC BaLiSt's Traian Nanu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Maxime Péron in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 40th match minute, Cats and dogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kader Miguet to maneuver through the defense. If Traian Nanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Maxime Péron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yang Wei in the 46th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Yang Wei made the kick off in the second half. Chi Tzalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terry Sauvestre, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terry Sauvestre in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Binali Koytan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chi Tzalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terry Sauvestre in the 62nd minute of play. Gaétan Bouchards short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Chi Tzalov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Maxime Péron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xiao Chao Yan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75thth minute of the game Yang Wei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cats and dogs's Maxime Péron was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The FC BaLiSt fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when FC BaLiSt's Yang Wei looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 苏帆然 in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Péron saved Cats and dogs from getting behind. FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save FC BaLiSt from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute, Tony Jérémie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC BaLiSt's Narcis Zgrăbunţa was substituted for Eugen Braniște. Maxime Péron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Nanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Maxime Péron stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yang Wei's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Gaétan Bouchard hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The FC BaLiSt fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when FC BaLiSt's Yang Wei looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC BaLiSt fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cats and dogs had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.