U23 World League

Can Pebrots
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5841, Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leopoldo Ramis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Christian Castex ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alejandro Landa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Behe Etxeberria got free with Régis Bastian in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Nueva Adalucia booed when Les Pionniers de Touraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Michel Guillonneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd match minute, Nueva Adalucia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Espiridion Barrientos to maneuver through the defense. Alejandro Landa came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Les Pionniers de Touraine's Ibrahim Chapalain. But to his dismay, Ibrahim Chapalain quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 27 minutes into the match, Nueva Adalucia's goal looked a bit too open when Ibrahim Chapalain came free, but Alejandro Landa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Ramis kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Alejandro Landa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Michel Guillonneau in the 31st minute of play. With a little luck, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Régis Bastian got control of the ball when Leopoldo Ramis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Oton Contreras was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nueva Adalucia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Les Pionniers de Touraine the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Rodrigue Davoust managed to get in a good position for a shot. Les Pionniers de Touraine's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigue Davoust was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alejandro Landa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nueva Adalucia's Alejandro Landa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ibrahim Chapalain in the 40th minute of play. Alejandro Landa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yvan Sabathe in the 43rd minute of the match. Nueva Adalucia's Alejandro Landa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ibrahim Chapalain in the 45th minute of play. In the 48th minute of the match Nueva Adalucia got a corner. Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arsenio Erico ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Arsenio Erico almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Les Pionniers de Touraine's Régis Bastian did a great save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodrigue Davoust to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper Alejandro Landa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ibrahim Chapalain. Alejandro Landa 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 56th minute. In the 63rd minute, Emesto Sainz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rodrigue Davoust came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Les Pionniers de Touraine 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 Rodrigue Davoust couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Erico in the 66th 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. After a rather tough play, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Ibrahim Chapalain got a free kick in the 67th minute. Régis Bastian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Ramis in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of Nueva Adalucia booed when Les Pionniers de Touraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Michel Guillonneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute of the match Arsenio Erico shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Régis Bastian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Les Pionniers de Touraine's Rodrigue Davoust slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alejandro Landa. That made the score 0-4 after 72 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yvan Sabathe got free with Alejandro Landa in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Ramis came free, but Régis Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekhi Muelas kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Les Pionniers de Touraine played a much better game than Nueva Adalucia and deserved their victory. The Nueva Adalucia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.