U18 World League

Lokomоtiv
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Apostol Gilev made the kick off and thus started the match. After 3 played minutes Les Pionniers de Touraine got a freekick which was hit by Joris Le Tiec. 8 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goal looked a bit too open when Apostol Gilev came free, but Dilan Mazoyer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Pierre-Henri Gaillot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les Pionniers de Touraine fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 18th minute, Freddy Chamoux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 21 minutes, Bocho Nikolchev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bocho Nikolchev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kevin Bouchon kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Bocho Nikolchev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dilan Mazoyer having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Ganchev in the 39th minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Dilan Mazoyer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pierre-Henri Gaillot to strike the kick off in the second half. Lyudmil Karadashki hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Achille Smith in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Evlogi Lukanov saved Lokomotiv Plovdiv from getting behind. Lokomotiv Plovdiv's Evlogi Lukanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Lokomotiv Plovdiv from getting a goal against them. Tom Rubin hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Pierre-Henri Gaillot who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Evlogi Lukanov when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Les Pionniers de Touraine had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.