U23 World League

Durex Stadium
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Sabri Fouquet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Bennet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute, Roy Bennet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Protegéerna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that John Holmes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Georg Vallin was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Georg Vallin made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Yann Scott sent off a good shot on target. Sabri Fouquet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Georg Vallin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thibaut Mazieres, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th match minute, Protegéerna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bo-Erik Springfält to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goal looked a bit too open when Bo-Erik Springfält came free, but Sabri Fouquet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Protegéerna's attentive Olof Löfkvist managed to snatch the ball when Raymond Lherbier made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Alexander Lundström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Sabri Fouquet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sabri Fouquet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Bennet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erling Fredriksson kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Georg Vallin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominique Virapin in the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Protegéerna getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Olof Löfkvist hit a great ball. Sabri Fouquet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yann Scott made a kick off. Alexander Lundström kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yann Scott in the 52nd minute of play forced Protegéerna's goalkeeper Georg Vallin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sabri Fouquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Bennet in the 54th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in La Pointe Courte's zone, Roy Bennet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sabri Fouquet came out of the goal and Roy Bennet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La Pointe Courte's Patxi Seux was substituted for Tim Quantin. Roy Bennet struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Sabri Fouquet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Protegéerna. Holger Lekberg hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Protegéerna's Sven Skark was substituted for Roy Bennet. Holger Lekberg hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mathys Guigon in the 77th minute of play forced Protegéerna's goalkeeper Georg Vallin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Pointe Courte were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Protegéerna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Patxi Seux took the corner. Mathys Guigon was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Yann Scott put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Georg Vallin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven Skark in the 85th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Sabri Fouquet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Yann Scott managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Pointe Courte's supporters rose to their feet, but Yann Scott was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georg Vallin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 89 minutes into the match, Sven Skark dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sabri Fouquet, 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Protegéerna eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.