U23 League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alkaios Bougiouklis took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Émeric Giraudo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efthimis Psaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efthimis Psaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Émeric Giraudo in the 6th minute of play. When Émeric Giraudo came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Tours Football Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Émeric Giraudo couldn't finish the play. When Alkaios Bougiouklis fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Liverpool F.C. YNWA's protests and gave Alkaios Bougiouklis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Alkaios Bougiouklis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the game, Émeric Giraudo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Efthimis Psaris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Efthimis Psaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Émeric Giraudo, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Efthimis Psaris made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Aziz Koehler sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Émeric Giraudo in the 43rd minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Efthimis Psaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Émeric Giraudo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Liverpool F.C. YNWA getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Vassilis Sapounas hit a great ball. With 61 minutes on the clock, Stratos Ververis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Liverpool F.C. YNWA getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Stratos Ververis hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tours Football Club's zone, Panos Zounis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vlad Joldea came out of the goal and Panos Zounis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tours Football Club made a substitution. Marcel Singer replaced Willy Sauvestre. Tours Football Club made a substitution. Alain Dennemont replaced Ulysse Houssais. After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool F.C. YNWA's zone, Émeric Giraudo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Efthimis Psaris came out of the goal and Émeric Giraudo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tours Football Club's Vlad Joldea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoros Karataidis in the 77th minute of play. Vlad Joldea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoros Karataidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when Liverpool F.C. YNWA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthimos Stergiotis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute of the match Charles-Emmanuel Camilleri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Efthimis Psaris showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Efthimis Psaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Émeric Giraudo in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Tours Football Club getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Aziz Koehler hit a great ball. Efthimis Psaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Émeric Giraudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Marcel Singer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Liverpool F.C. YNWA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tours Football Club.