U23 World League

Tierra Santa
Spectators: 8099 (Terracing: 6076, Seating: 1862, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hong Zheng started the match with the kick off. Tours Football Club's Vlad Joldea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Maciejewski in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, CD SHETTANI's goal looked a bit too open when Émeric Giraudo came free, but Denis Uzuri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kenneth Aguilar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Émeric Giraudo came up free with the goalie in the 17th 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. Tours Football Club's Émeric Giraudo got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Tours Football Club's Émeric Giraudo in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CD SHETTANI's goalie prevented a goal. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by CD SHETTANI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ulysse Houssais was slow to take the kick. During this time Tours Football Club's players had a chance to rest. In the 28th minute, Guy Jourdan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tours Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Hong Zheng scored to the left of an out of position Vlad Joldea, making the score, 1-0. Denis Uzuri 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 38th minute. The audience was convinced that Émeric Giraudo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Uzuri was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Tours Football Club's Vlad Joldea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Tours Football Club from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Denis Uzuri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willy Sauvestre in the 53rd minute. Denis Uzuri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willy Sauvestre in the 55th minute. Vlad Joldea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hong Zheng in the 58th minute of play. Vlad Joldea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jupp Ota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CD SHETTANI's Denis Uzuri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save CD SHETTANI from getting a goal against them. Vlad Joldea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jupp Ota, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Vlad Joldea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hong Zheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Émeric Giraudo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Denis Uzuri. That made the score 1-1 in the 80 minute of play. Tours Football Club's Alain Dennemont was substituted for Ulysse Houssais. CD SHETTANI's Mainor Calderon was substituted for Jupp Ota. The supporters of Tours Football Club booed when CD SHETTANI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Carazo didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, CD SHETTANI's Denis Uzuri got control of the ball when Charles-Emmanuel Camilleri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tours Football Club's Vlad Joldea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Maciejewski in the 88th minute of play. With 95 minutes on the clock, Antonin Couget commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card.