U23 World League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 8060 (Terracing: 6046, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luís Paulo Laguna got the match started through his kick off. After 16 minutes of play, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Hervé Malaise made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mazarópi Filho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hervé Malaise took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mazarópi Filho. Mazarópi Filho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Hervé Malaise's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mazarópi Filho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when Grêmio RK75 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Paulo Laguna didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eurico Martins got free with Adrien Tanneau in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Les Pionniers de Touraine booed when Grêmio RK75 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Paulo Laguna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mazarópi Filho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hervé Malaise's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Les Pionniers de Touraine's zone, Eurico Martins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrien Tanneau came out of the goal and Eurico Martins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper Mazarópi Filho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Hervé Malaise got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Martins in the 47th minute of play forced Les Pionniers de Touraine's goalkeeper Adrien Tanneau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Eurico Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Adrien Tanneau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eurico Martins in the 56th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Eurico Martins 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. After taking down the ball on Les Pionniers de Touraine's corner Moïse Robbe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mazarópi Filho quite easily take care of the ball. Adrien Tanneau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Paulo Laguna in the 65th minute of play. After some careless play in the Grêmio RK75 defense, Moussa Blanquart kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mazarópi Filho. The Grêmio RK75 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mazarópi Filho should have stopped the shot. In the 75th minute, Hervé Malaise made a precise shot to the right of Mazarópi Filho. Grêmio RK75's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After 80 minutes of play, Les Pionniers de Touraine's Hervé Malaise made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mazarópi Filho was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Grêmio RK75's zone, Moussa Blanquart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mazarópi Filho came out of the goal and Moussa Blanquart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Les Pionniers de Touraine's Hervé Malaise was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 89th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. João Soares made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Les Pionniers de Touraine's Karl Cauchy. In the 94th minute, Moussa Blanquart reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mazarópi Filho. The goal made the score 0-8.