U18 League

La Chambrerie
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pierre-Henri Gaillot started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Joris Le Tiec hit a great ball. In the 11th minute, Mourad Bloquet fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ferruccio Alfani, passed just outside the right post. 12 minutes into the game, Mourad Bloquet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Les Pionniers de Touraine's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRAL VAL the free kick. After 13 played minutes Les Pionniers de Touraine got a freekick which was hit by Mourad Bloquet. Frank Giammarino kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Dilan Mazoyer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Buccella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind BRAL VAL's goalkeeper Ferruccio Alfani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Les Pionniers de Touraine's corner Pierre-Henri Gaillot fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ferruccio Alfani quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pierre-Henri Gaillot in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferruccio Alfani saved BRAL VAL from getting behind. In the 32nd minute Les Pionniers de Touraine were awarded a corner. Pierre-Henri Gaillot went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee felt a red card was in order, 35 minutes into the game, when Alberigo Canuto put in a rough tackle. In the 35th match minute, BRAL VAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberigo Canuto to maneuver through the defense. Frank Giammarino kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. With his leg Ferruccio Alfani managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Les Pionniers de Touraine's Pierre-Henri Gaillot fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elia Buccella to make the kick off. Marvin Mechin kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tom Rubin during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Les Pionniers de Touraine fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! Tom Rubin kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Attilio Mauro's late challenge caught a Les Pionniers de Touraine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Attilio Mauro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, BRAL VAL's Attilio Mauro got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in BRAL VAL's zone, Pierre-Henri Gaillot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferruccio Alfani came out of the goal and Pierre-Henri Gaillot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. BRAL VAL's Ferruccio Alfani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre-Henri Gaillot in the 77th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, BRAL VAL's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Henri Gaillot came free, but Ferruccio Alfani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. José Diguet hit a great ball. Mourad Bloquet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ferruccio Alfani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Pierre-Henri Gaillot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferruccio Alfani was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. BRAL VAL's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.