U18 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Nathanaël Géhin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nathanaël Géhin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ramón Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Carli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Ramón Bertassi made a huge save. Christian Pradelles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Peres in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Gil Peres 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. In the 14th minute, Lauro Paraense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmílson Senna scored 0-2 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christian Pradelles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd minute, Gil Peres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Noa Ranger hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Tours Football Club's Elias Mouton got a free kick in the 28th minute. After 31 minutes of play, Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ's Edmílson Senna made it 0-3 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! In the 34th match minute, Tours Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxence Lefranc to maneuver through the defense. Ramón Bertassi was a little too slow when Nathanaël Géhin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 1-3. After 42 played minutes Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Paraense. With an all-out effort, Tours Football Club's Ramón Bertassi threw himself towards the right post 43 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nathanaël Géhin, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gil Peres to make the kick off. Edmílson Senna struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Christian Pradelles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ. In the 62nd minute, Elias Mouton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th match minute, Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Peres to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute of the match John Labeau sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramón Bertassi skillfully saved the ball. Nathanaël Géhin took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ramón Bertassi. Ramón Bertassi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Eugênio de Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugênio de Azevedo 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. After 76 played minutes Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Erik Pereira. Ramón Bertassi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathanaël Géhin in the 77th minute of play. Stanislas Lanfranchi hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Ramón Bertassi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stanislas Lanfranchi went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Stanislas Lanfranchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute Nathanaël Géhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramón Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bazar Alegria E.C. FSCMZ's Ramón Bertassi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nathanaël Géhin in the 95th minute of play. Nathanaël Géhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.