World League

La Chambrerie
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gianluca Lapadula got the match started through his kick off. KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Beauval in the 3rd minute of play. Jerzy Dudek came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Les Pionniers de Touraine's Abraham Beauval. But to his dismay, Abraham Beauval quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Mickaël Métenier hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Gianluca Lapadula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 10 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goal looked a bit too open when Gianluca Lapadula came free, but Tanek Zurawski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tanek Zurawski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gianluca Lapadula's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Tanek Zurawski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Les Pionniers de Touraine's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wieslaw Czajka was slow to take the kick. During this time KS Bukowe's players had a chance to rest. The corner led KS Bukowe's Wieslaw Czajka to fire away a dangerous shot which Tanek Zurawski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tobiasz Moryl during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 20 played minutes KS Bukowe got a freekick which was hit by Tobiasz Moryl. Abraham Beauval sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Abraham Beauval notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek. Jerzy Dudek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32ndth minute of the game Abraham Beauval who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abraham Beauval in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerzy Dudek saved KS Bukowe from getting behind. 34 minutes into the game, Abraham Beauval cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Jerzy Dudek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the KS Bukowe defense, Léon Sureau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerzy Dudek. The KS Bukowe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerzy Dudek should have stopped the shot. After 43 played minutes KS Bukowe got a freekick which was hit by Michal Jarosiewicz. 44 minutes into the match, KS Bukowe's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raphaël Lallemand. Raphaël Lallemand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Jerzy Dudek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abraham Beauval to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in KS Bukowe's zone, Raphaël Lallemand stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerzy Dudek came out of the goal and Raphaël Lallemand tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raphaël Lallemand in the 57th minute of play. Jerzy Dudek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphaël Lallemand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Abraham Beauval left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les Pionniers de Touraine fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gianluca Lapadula in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tanek Zurawski saved Les Pionniers de Touraine from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cankut Urgun in the 65th minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Tanek Zurawski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the KS Bukowe defense, Raphaël Lallemand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerzy Dudek. The KS Bukowe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerzy Dudek should have stopped the shot. Les Pionniers de Touraine made a substitution. Hervé Malaise replaced Abraham Beauval. KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hervé Malaise in the 74th minute of play. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Mickaël Métenier quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sebastian Bakes, made in the 76th minute of the game. Les Pionniers de Touraine were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after KS Bukowe's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rareș Gheară took the corner. Gianluca Lapadula could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Tanek Zurawski made a huge save. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Tanek Zurawski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Les Pionniers de Touraine from getting a goal against them. Hervé Malaise struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Jerzy Dudek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Les Pionniers de Touraine. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hervé Malaise in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jerzy Dudek saved KS Bukowe from getting behind. 91 minutes into the match, Hervé Malaise had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerzy Dudek. KS Bukowe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hervé Malaise was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. When the referee ended the match the Les Pionniers de Touraine players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.