U21 World League

MASTERBET FC
Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ibrahim Chapalain kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Rodrigue Davoust made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Petruț Muscă was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, MasterBets's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Castex came free, but Petruț Muscă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Petruț Muscă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigue Davoust, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goal looked a bit too open when Mugurel Curea came free, but Régis Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when MasterBets was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panait Baldovin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Régis Bastian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Curea, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Christian Castex ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Petruț Muscă was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 28 played minutes MasterBets got a freekick which was hit by Dorel Isăcescu. Mugurel Curea might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Régis Bastian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mugurel Curea ran back to his position shaking his head. Mugurel Curea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Régis Bastian made a huge save. Ibrahim Chapalain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 43 minutes into the match, Mugurel Curea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Régis Bastian. Les Pionniers de Touraine's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mugurel Curea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Petruț Muscă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigue Davoust in the 48th minute of play. The MasterBets players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Les Pionniers de Touraine were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mugurel Curea made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mugurel Curea in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Régis Bastian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 53rd minute MasterBets were awarded a corner. Gică Chifan went to the cornerflag to take it. Régis Bastian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Curea, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ibrahim Chapalain hit a great ball. Petruț Muscă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigue Davoust in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ibrahim Chapalain hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Rodrigue Davoust took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Petruț Muscă to make any attempt to save it. Petruț Muscă was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ibrahim Chapalain showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 72 minute of play. Petruț Muscă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigue Davoust, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. MasterBets's Petruț Muscă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigue Davoust in the 78th minute of play. Mircea Mardarie charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mircea Mardarie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mircea Mardarie kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Norbert Krieger made in the 83rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MasterBets's Panait Baldovin. Panait Baldovin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Régis Bastian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cazimir Miclea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cazimir Miclea in the 86th minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Régis Bastian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90thth minute of the game Cazimir Miclea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Les Pionniers de Touraine's Régis Bastian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 92nd minute, Cazimir Miclea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Régis Bastian was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-7. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Les Pionniers de Touraine eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.