League

Le volcan silmontois
Spectators: 10883 (Terracing: 8163, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abraham Beauval took the kick off in the first half of the match. Qiu Zhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abraham Beauval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Abraham Beauval's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qiu Zhi was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 5th minute Abraham Beauval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Gabriel Duflos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ziemowit Harasimowicz, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Duflos got free with Ziemowit Harasimowicz in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abraham Beauval took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Qiu Zhi. Qiu Zhi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 25th minute Abraham Beauval shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Léon Sureau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qiu Zhi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 30 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Ziemowit Harasimowicz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gabriel Duflos. SILMONT's Qiu Zhi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raphaël Lallemand in the 35th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Omar Jakue made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, SILMONT's Anatole Le Lay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ziemowit Harasimowicz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Rareș Gheară in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Les Pionniers de Touraine's Cuauhtémoc Cardenas. After a rather tough play, SILMONT's Martial Haas got a free kick in the 58th minute. Abraham Beauval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Qiu Zhi made a huge save. Ziemowit Harasimowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Jakue in the 62nd minute of the match. Ziemowit Harasimowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatole Le Lay, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Ziemowit Harasimowicz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Ziemowit Harasimowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatole Le Lay in the 68th minute of play. Les Pionniers de Touraine made a substitution. Désiré Alberto replaced Patryk Kopacz. Les Pionniers de Touraine made a substitution. Karl Kubler replaced Raphaël Lallemand. Les Pionniers de Touraine made a substitution. Big Burne replaced Léon Sureau. SILMONT made a substitution. Xiao Zhen Feng replaced Omar Jakue. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anatole Le Lay in the 73rd minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Ziemowit Harasimowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiu Zhi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karl Kubler went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. SILMONT's Théophile Liège was substituted for Anatole Le Lay. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Duflos in the 81st minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Ziemowit Harasimowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabriel Duflos in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ziemowit Harasimowicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Karl Kubler might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiu Zhi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karl Kubler ran back to his position shaking his head. 83 minutes into the match, SILMONT's goalkeeper Qiu Zhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl Kubler. After a defensive mix-up in Les Pionniers de Touraine's zone, Théophile Liège stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ziemowit Harasimowicz came out of the goal and Théophile Liège tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Qiu Zhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Kubler in the 88th minute of play. Qiu Zhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Kubler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ziemowit Harasimowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Théophile Liège in the 92nd minute of play. The SILMONT supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Les Pionniers de Touraine's performance. The match ended with a win for Les Pionniers de Touraine.