World League

La Chambrerie
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abraham Beauval started the match with the kick off. 林桦耀 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léon Sureau in the 5th minute of the match. 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's 林桦耀 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Beauval in the 6th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abraham Beauval's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 林桦耀 was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After 12 minutes, Emil Turek made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Tanek Zurawski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Big Burne's late challenge caught a 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Big Burne helped the player get up and apologised. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Turek in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18thth minute of the game Abraham Beauval who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's 林桦耀 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Beauval came free, but 林桦耀 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emil Turek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tanek Zurawski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 卓海桑 in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Turek in the 27th 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. 29 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Turek came free, but Tanek Zurawski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 卓海桑 in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, 卓海桑 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tanek Zurawski. Les Pionniers de Touraine's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 卓海桑 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Tanek Zurawski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Turek in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 卓海桑 in the 47th 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. After the first half 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emil Turek made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match, Emil Turek tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tanek Zurawski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's Cristiano Masi was substituted for Robin Koch. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raphaël Lallemand in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 林桦耀 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 64 minutes into the game, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Abraham Beauval nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 林桦耀 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Hervé Malaise was substituted for Raphaël Lallemand. Tanek Zurawski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Turek, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC made a substitution. 董邦诚 replaced Emil Turek. After 75 minutes 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Léon Sureau who took care of the corner kick. Hervé Malaise blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without 林桦耀 having to make a save. After a rather tough play, 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC's 张康阳 got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 88th minute of the match, Denis Bravichev got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tanek Zurawski was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when 郝崇奕 got free with Tanek Zurawski in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Mickaël Métenier hit a great ball. The Les Pionniers de Touraine fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. 『挑战者』青岛海牛FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.