U23 World League

Mavericks Stadium
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 157) Les Pionniers de Touraine's Hervé Malaise started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Les Pionniers de Touraine got a freekick which was hit by Karl Cauchy. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Lopez in the 3rd minute of the match. Just Lebrun kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sport Club Mavericks's Timmy Zander managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jolan Baudrand in the 12 minute of the game. Xande Gay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hervé Malaise's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hervé Malaise in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xande Gay saved Sport Club Mavericks from getting behind. 27 minutes into the game, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Moussa Blanquart nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xande Gay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Freddy Cordarrell. Just Lebrun's late challenge caught a Sport Club Mavericks's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Just Lebrun helped the player get up and apologised. Just Lebrun kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hervé Malaise took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xande Gay. Xande Gay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Sport Club Mavericks made a substitution. Claudemiro Fragoso replaced Conrado Sanches. Timmy Zander kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Freddy Cordarrell made a kick off. The supporters of Sport Club Mavericks booed when Les Pionniers de Touraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Désiré Alberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adrien Tanneau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Cordarrell in the 57th minute of play. Hervé Malaise received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Xande Gay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Moussa Blanquart sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xande Gay narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 77th minute Freddy Cordarrell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Just Lebrun made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sport Club Mavericks's Fernando Lucas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hervé Malaise got free with Xande Gay in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute Zézinho Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrien Tanneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Lopez in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Xande Gay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 86 played minutes Les Pionniers de Touraine got a freekick which was hit by Just Lebrun. Adrien Tanneau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Cordarrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Cordarrell in the 89th minute of the match. Xande Gay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hervé Malaise in the 91st minute of the match. A well-hit corner resulted in Fellipe Souto heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely.