U18 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Stanislaw Maziarz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Michal Beninda made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Elias Mouton sent off a good shot on target. When Zdzislaw Gecionis fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Pawonków's protests and gave Zdzislaw Gecionis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute Bruno Carli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michal Beninda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Pradelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witomir Fafinski in the 12th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Maziarz came free, but Christian Pradelles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Fc Pawonków booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stanislas Lanfranchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Zdzislaw Gecionis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Pradelles was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, Fc Pawonków's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Yves Échard came free, but Michal Beninda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanislaw Maziarz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christian Pradelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witomir Fafinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, Tours Football Club's Stanislas Lanfranchi got a free kick in the 34th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elias Mouton during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Elias Mouton. Tours Football Club's Christian Pradelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislaw Maziarz in the 45th minute of play. After 47 minutes of play, Fc Pawonków's Stanislaw Maziarz made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christian Pradelles was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jean-Yves Échard was the one to do the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Jean-Yves Échard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michal Beninda. Fc Pawonków's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jean-Yves Échard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 61 minutes into the match, Bruno Carli notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Fc Pawonków's Michal Beninda. Michal Beninda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 65 minutes into the game, Jean-Yves Échard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Michal Beninda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jurand Brodzki during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Fc Pawonków's Jurand Brodzki got a free kick in the 68th minute. Michal Beninda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislas Lanfranchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After 72 played minutes Tours Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Wilfried Denys. Stanislaw Maziarz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tours Football Club's Christian Pradelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislaw Maziarz in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when Fc Pawonków was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krzysztof Jurgiel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute of the match Gérald Humez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Michal Beninda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Michal Beninda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislas Lanfranchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Stanislaw Maziarz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Pradelles having to interfere. A collision led to Fc Pawonków getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Zdzislaw Gecionis hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fc Pawonków walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.