U18 World League

Lions Den
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joris Le Tiec made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Allan Bramble got free with Dilan Mazoyer in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joris Le Tiec sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute Mathys Armbruster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Slater saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Verne Silvester didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute of the match Valérien Vaury sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simon Slater skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Leicester Lions's Max Wills got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute of the match Pierre-Henri Gaillot sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simon Slater skillfully saved the ball. Freddy Chamoux lost his temper 23 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. With a little luck, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Dilan Mazoyer got control of the ball when Allan Bramble tried to sneak it across the goal line. Simon Slater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathys Armbruster in the 27th minute of the match. A collision led to Les Pionniers de Touraine getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Eddy Paty hit a great ball. If Nathan Leyburn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Denny Osborn fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leicester Lions's protests and gave Denny Osborn a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th minute, Joris Le Tiec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The supporters of Leicester Lions booed when Les Pionniers de Touraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valérien Vaury didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duncan Lawless didn't get a good kick on the ball. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Pierre-Henri Gaillot couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 57th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Leicester Lions. Dilan Mazoyer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Bramble in the 60th minute of the match. Leicester Lions's Simon Slater played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathys Armbruster in the 63rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Simon Slater successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Simon Slater showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierre-Henri Gaillot, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Max Wills notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Les Pionniers de Touraine's Dilan Mazoyer. Dilan Mazoyer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dilan Mazoyer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beinn Medley, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Allan Bramble charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allan Bramble the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Allan Bramble. In the 80th minute Joël Sauvetre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Slater saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dilan Mazoyer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Max Wills in the 82nd minute of play. In the 87th minute, Max Wills left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leicester Lions fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 93 minutes of play, Leicester Lions's Max Wills made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dilan Mazoyer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leicester Lions's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.