World League

La Chambrerie
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eder Lopes kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goal looked a bit too open when Eder Lopes came free, but Tanek Zurawski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abraham Beauval in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauro Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11th minute Léon Sureau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 minutes of play, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Ionel Bălăiță made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tanek Zurawski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tanek Zurawski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bento Candal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Tanek Zurawski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bento Candal in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionel Bălăiță in the 21st minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Tanek Zurawski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sabadim Harammes PRD's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bento Candal in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute, Eder Lopes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tanek Zurawski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionel Bălăiță in the 27th minute of the match. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eder Lopes in the 31st minute of the match. In the 31stth minute of the game Eder Lopes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Les Pionniers de Touraine's Tanek Zurawski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute, Mario Boulier made a precise shot to the right of Tanek Zurawski. Les Pionniers de Touraine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Eder Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tanek Zurawski having to interfere. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eder Lopes in the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Eder Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Léon Sureau's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mauro Cunha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

56 minutes into the match, Sabadim Harammes PRD's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Beauval came free, but Mauro Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Eder Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Zurawski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Mauro Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léon Sureau in the 60th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Mario Boulier kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tanek Zurawski. That made the score 2-4 in the 62 minute of play. Tanek Zurawski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Boulier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Abraham Beauval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Les Pionniers de Touraine made a substitution. Yvan Sabathe replaced Léon Sureau. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Gaël Thuilliez hit a great ball. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Boulier in the 73rd minute of the match. Mauro Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raphaël Lallemand in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when Sabadim Harammes PRD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eder Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eder Lopes got free with Tanek Zurawski in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eder Lopes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Tanek Zurawski made a huge save. After 83 minutes, Feliks Bondel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sabadim Harammes PRD and the Les Pionniers de Touraine players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 84 played minutes Sabadim Harammes PRD got a freekick which was hit by Feliks Bondel. After a defensive mix-up in Sabadim Harammes PRD's zone, Hervé Malaise stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Cunha came out of the goal and Hervé Malaise tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the game, Hervé Malaise cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Mauro Cunha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphaël Lallemand in the 92nd minute of play forced Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalkeeper Mauro Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Cuauhtémoc Cardenas hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sabadim Harammes PRD walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.