U23 World League

Stade des Lumières
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) With an all-out effort, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Rudy Duchateau threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Davy Giacomoni, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nelson Cloarec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sylvan De Maret, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Hamza Le Forestier hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Nelson Cloarec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Wyns in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of Bruly booed when Formation Pure Lyonnaise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspard Letourneux didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed-Ali Duparc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudy Duchateau having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Walter Wyns managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bruly's supporters rose to their feet, but Walter Wyns was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nelson Cloarec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Davy Giacomoni could shoot a difficult shot in the 29th minute, which Rudy Duchateau however easily saved by the left post. 35 minutes into the match, Kenneth Thielens notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Nelson Cloarec. Nelson Cloarec was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Walter Wyns's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nelson Cloarec was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. A collision led to Formation Pure Lyonnaise getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Rémi Lys hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylvan De Maret in the 42nd minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sylvan De Maret made a kick off. In the 51st minute Sylvan De Maret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelson Cloarec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylvan De Maret in the 52nd minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rudy Duchateau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davy Giacomoni in the 55th minute of the match. Davy Giacomoni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sylvan De Maret got free with Nelson Cloarec in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nelson Cloarec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yannis Van Lueven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nelson Cloarec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yannis Van Lueven in the 69th minute of play. Nelson Cloarec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Thielens, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Walter Wyns received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Nelson Cloarec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kenneth Thielens got free with Nelson Cloarec in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th minute, Bruly's Sylvan De Maret ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nelson Cloarec. Nelson Cloarec yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. 90 minutes into the match, Kenneth Thielens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nelson Cloarec. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kenneth Thielens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. 93 minutes into the match, Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Nelson Cloarec had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kenneth Thielens. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Nelson Cloarec proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Formation Pure Lyonnaise from getting a goal against them. Bruly's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.