U18 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Norbert Budzynski started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Donatien Delourme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kazimierz Nowakowski having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Wincenty Faron made a precise shot to the right of Christian Pradelles. Tours Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Carli in the 14th minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Kazimierz Nowakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Pradelles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olaf Solak's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Christian Pradelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Zbydniowski in the 18th minute of the match. Maksymilian Cupial kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Tours Football Club's Stanislas Lanfranchi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 21st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kazimierz Nowakowski but with some difficulty. Zdzislaw Gecionis kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Kazimierz Nowakowski was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from John Labeau. Noa Ranger hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rdth minute of the game Norbert Budzynski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tours Football Club's Christian Pradelles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Maxence Lefranc hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Wincenty Faron kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Christian Pradelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Zbydniowski in the 40th minute of the match. Donatien Delourme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kazimierz Nowakowski having to make a save. Nathanaël Géhin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Kazimierz Nowakowski made a huge save. 48 minutes into the game, Nathanaël Géhin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kazimierz Nowakowski. Nathanaël Géhin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nathanaël Géhin made a kick off. Christian Pradelles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Zbydniowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Nathanaël Géhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kazimierz Nowakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Nathanaël Géhin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kazimierz Nowakowski. SMOCZANKA MIELEC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathanaël Géhin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 70 minutes into the game, Norbert Budzynski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Christian Pradelles. Norbert Budzynski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Nathanaël Géhin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kazimierz Nowakowski having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Olaf Solak got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 79th minute Stanislas Lanfranchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kazimierz Nowakowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Tours Football Club's Christian Pradelles got control of the ball when Norbert Budzynski tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stanislas Lanfranchi in the 83rd minute of play forced SMOCZANKA MIELEC's goalkeeper Kazimierz Nowakowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Sebastian Zbydniowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SMOCZANKA MIELEC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. In the 93rd minute, Bruno Carli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, SMOCZANKA MIELEC's Maksymilian Cupial got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. SMOCZANKA MIELEC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.