U18 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Allan Bramble made the kick off and thus started the match. Christian Pradelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Wills in the 5th minute of the match. Christian Pradelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Verne Silvester, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Christian Pradelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Wills, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Christian Pradelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Max Wills, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Verne Silvester in the 12th minute of play forced Tours Football Club's goalkeeper Christian Pradelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djimmy Leterme hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Ashley Hamilton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 24th minute Verne Silvester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Pradelles 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 Max Wills in the 26th minute of play. Tours Football Club's Christian Pradelles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Bramble in the 29th minute of play. When Allan Bramble came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Leicester Lions fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Allan Bramble couldn't finish the play. Leicester Lions's Allan Bramble got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute Verne Silvester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Pradelles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 minutes, Bruno Carli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tours Football Club and the Leicester Lions players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bruno Carli kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Rod Reading took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christian Pradelles. Tours Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 38th minute, Nathan Leyburn left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Lions fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Rod Reading took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Christian Pradelles. Christian Pradelles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Allan Bramble got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Jean-Yves Échard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Pradelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rod Reading in the 47th minute of the match. The Tours Football Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Leicester Lions were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean-Yves Échard made a kick off. Verne Silvester hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Leicester Lions's Rod Reading dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Christian Pradelles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rod Reading, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Christian Pradelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Verne Silvester in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rod Reading in the 64th minute of play forced Tours Football Club's goalkeeper Christian Pradelles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djimmy Leterme didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Allan Bramble managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leicester Lions's supporters rose to their feet, but Allan Bramble was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Pradelles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Verne Silvester didn't get a good kick on the ball. Djimmy Leterme hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Allan Bramble kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 84 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Rod Reading. If Max Wills had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute Stanislas Lanfranchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Slater saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute, Stanislas Lanfranchi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.