World League

Stade
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) After 2 minutes, Gaétan Bouchard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cats and dogs and the FC BaLiSt players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, Cats and dogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaétan Bouchard to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when FC BaLiSt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Colon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chi Tzalov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gaétan Bouchard in the 12th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Cats and dogs's zone, Mihăiţă Șeicaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joe Camp came out of the goal and Mihăiţă Șeicaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joe Camp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Cresenciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Servet Kılıc sped through Cats and dogs's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joe Camp. FC BaLiSt:s Chi Tzalov showed great skill when he stopped Nicolas Hamard:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigore Zberea in the 34th minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Joe Camp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caetano Messias struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Joe Camp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC BaLiSt. Cats and dogs's Gaétan Bouchard got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 54th minute, one of FC BaLiSt:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC BaLiSt. The referee gave Cats and dogs a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nicolas Hamard, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov. 2-1. Chi Tzalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaétan Bouchard, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Joe Camp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Servet Kılıc in the 65th minute. In the 68th minute Gaétan Bouchard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chi Tzalov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chi Tzalov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaétan Bouchard in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Messias in the 73rd minute of play forced Cats and dogs's goalkeeper Joe Camp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cats and dogs's Terry Sauvestre was substituted for Gaétan Bouchard. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cats and dogs fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 76 minutes, FC BaLiSt's Servet Kılıc got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Joe Camp. The supporters of Cats and dogs booed when FC BaLiSt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grigore Zberea didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, FC BaLiSt's Joe Camp threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Caetano Messias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Salim Vera hit a great ball. FC BaLiSt's Yang Wei was substituted for Caetano Messias. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Salim Vera hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Cats and dogs defense, Yang Wei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joe Camp. The Cats and dogs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joe Camp should have stopped the shot.