U23 World League

la Vallée du Cher
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Émeric Giraudo got the match started through his kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tours Football Club fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! Vlad Joldea had in the 8thth minute some difficulties stopping Eustaquio Totakoxe's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Vlad Joldea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Austin in the 10th minute 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 Ceferino Austin in the 14th minute of play. Erasmo Raitin hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Ulysse Houssais took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bernardo Vasco. Shuspendemo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Shuspendemo's Bernardo Vasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Koehler in the 19th minute of play. 25 minutes into the game, Ceferino Austin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vlad Joldea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute, Tiburcio Celipe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Shuspendemo's Donato Baraquiel got a free kick in the 31st minute. Bernardo Vasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Émeric Giraudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Vasco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aziz Koehler in the 33rd minute. Bernardo Vasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Émeric Giraudo in the 35th minute of play. Willy Sauvestre received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bernardo Vasco came out and tried to block the shot, but Willy Sauvestre slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 38th minute. In the 46th match minute, Shuspendemo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Raitin to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ildefonso Joey to make the kick off. Vlad Joldea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Austin in the 52nd minute of the match. Shuspendemo were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Tours Football Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Patricio Raebert took the corner. The corner led Shuspendemo's Ceferino Austin to fire away a dangerous shot which Vlad Joldea despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bernardo Vasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Émeric Giraudo in the 55th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's Émeric Giraudo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernardo Vasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 67th minute Ildefonso Joey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vlad Joldea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Émeric Giraudo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernardo Vasco was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. When Donato Baraquiel came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Shuspendemo 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 Donato Baraquiel couldn't finish the play. Shuspendemo's Rodolfo Berasko was substituted for Ceferino Austin. 77 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Berasko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Vlad Joldea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodolfo Berasko got free with Vlad Joldea in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 88 minutes into the match, Émeric Giraudo notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Shuspendemo's Bernardo Vasco. Bernardo Vasco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tours Football Club's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.